Some counter-examples to page's notion of “localist”

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 23 (4):470-471 (2000)
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Abstract

In his target article Page proposes a definition of the term “localist.” In this commentary I argue that his definition does not serve to make a principled distinction, as the inclusion of vague terms make it susceptible to some problematic counterexamples.

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Istvan Stephen Norman Berkeley
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