Précis of Doing without Concepts

Mind and Language 25 (5):602-611 (2010)
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In this précis, I review the main points and arguments developed at greater length in Doing without Concepts, and I explain why eliminating the notion of concept would contribute to the progress of the psychology of higher cognition.

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10.1111/j.1468-0017.2010.01403.x

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