What's within? : nativism reconsidered /
Nativists assert that some concepts, beliefs, or capacities are innate or inborn: native to the mind rather than acquired. Fiona Cowie argues that this view is mistaken, demonstrating that nativism is an unstable amalgam of two quite different - and probably inconsistent - theses about the mind.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1999.
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| Series: | Philosophy of mind series.
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| Summary: | Nativists assert that some concepts, beliefs, or capacities are innate or inborn: native to the mind rather than acquired. Fiona Cowie argues that this view is mistaken, demonstrating that nativism is an unstable amalgam of two quite different - and probably inconsistent - theses about the mind. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 334 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-330) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0195123840 (alk. paper) |