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Concepts and Fuzzy Logic
Leading researchers examine the usefulness and limitations of fuzzy logic for the psychology of concepts. The classical view of concepts in psychology was challenged in the 1970s when experimental evidence showed that concept categories are graded and thus cannot be represented adequately by classical sets. The possibility of using fuzzy set theory and fuzzy logic for representing and dealing w…
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- 0262298570
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- 1 online resource (ix, 274 pages) :illustrations
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The conceptual mind :new directions in the study of concepts
"The study of concepts has advanced dramatically in recent years, with exciting new findings and theoretical developments. Core concepts have been investigated in greater depth and new lines of inquiry have blossomed, with researchers from an ever broader range of disciplines making important contributions. In this volume, leading philosophers and cognitive scientists offer original essays that…
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- 0262326876
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- 1 online resource (xiii, 714 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) :illustrations (some color)
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A slim book about narrow content
A good understanding of the nature of a property requires knowing whether that property is relational or intrinsic. Gabriel Segal's concern is whether certain psychological properties -- specifically, those that make up what might be called the "cognitive content" of psychological states -- are relational or intrinsic. He claims that content supervenes on microstructure, that is, if two beings …
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- 9780262283366
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- 1 online resource (177 pages).
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