Why the Approximate Number System Supports Concept Nativism—Even If There Are No Innate Concepts PDF
ABSTRACT. Would an innate Approximate Number System (ANS) vindicate number concept nativism? A natural and widely assumed way to approach to this question is to suppose that the answer turns on whether the ANS’s representations are conceptual—if they are, this would support number concept nativism, but if they aren’t, then an innate ANS wouldn’t provide any support number concept nativism. As tempting as this approach may be, this chapter argues that it’s mistaken. Whether an innate ANS supports number concept nativism doesn’t turn on whether its representations are concepts—or on there being any innate number concepts at all.
Margolis, E., & Laurence, S. (forthcoming). Why the Number System Supports Concept Nativism—Even if There Are No Innate Concepts. In J. Park et al. (eds). Numerical Cognition: Debates and Disputes (Springer Nature).
Margolis, E., & Laurence, S. (forthcoming). Why the Number System Supports Concept Nativism—Even if There Are No Innate Concepts. In J. Park et al. (eds). Numerical Cognition: Debates and Disputes (Springer Nature).