Concepts : a critical approach / / by Andy Blunden.

Andy Blunden presents a critical review of theories of Concepts in cognitive psychology, analytical philosophy, linguistics, conceptual change theory and other disciplines. The problems in these disciplines has led many to abandon the idea of Concepts altogether, particularly those taking an interac...

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Year of Publication:2012
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Studies in Critical Social Sciences 44.
Physical Description:1 online resource (318 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • The Psychology of Concepts
  • Narratives and Metaphors
  • Conceptual Change and Linguistics
  • Robert Brandom on Concepts
  • Where We Are Now with Concepts
  • The Story of the Concept
  • Hegel’s Logic
  • The Genesis of the Concept
  • The Realisation of the Concept
  • Hegel’s Psychology
  • The Critical Appropriation of Hegel
  • Sources of Cultural Psychology
  • Concepts in Childhood
  • Vygotsky on ‘True Concepts’
  • Concepts and Activity
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Index.