Cognition as a natural kind
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Tarih
2024
Yazarlar
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Dergi ISSN
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Yayıncı
Slovak Academy of Sciences - Inst of Philosophy
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
In corvids and apes, cognition evolved convergently instead of being inherited by a shared ancestor. In biology, natural kinds are classified according to common ancestry. So, if we were to apply the same strategy to psychology, cognition among corvids and apes would not be the same natural kind. However, Cameron Buckner claims that cognition is a natural kind. I suggest that by using Ladyman and Ross’s strategy of taking natural kinds as real patterns, we can support that cognition is a natural kind. Cognition seems to have the properties of predictability and compressibility, which are necessary conditions for real patternhood. Thus, convergent evolution examples of cognition, such as that found in corvids and apes, can be the same natural kind.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Natural Kinds, Cognition, Convergent Evolution, Real Patterns
Kaynak
Organon F
WoS Q Değeri
Q2
Scopus Q Değeri
Q2
Cilt
31
Sayı
2
Künye
Fettahoğlu, S. (2024). Cognition as a natural kind. Organon F, 31(2), 183-196. https://www.doi.org/10.31577/orgf.2024.31204
