Positing numerosities may be metaphysically extravagant; positing representation of numerosities is not
Clarke and Beck (C&B) assume that approximate number system (ANS) representations should be assigned referents from our scientific ontology. However, many representations, both in perception and cognition, do not straightforwardly refer to such entities. If we reject C&B's assumption, m...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The Behavioral and brain sciences 2021-12, Vol.44, p.e183-e183, Article 183 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Clarke and Beck (C&B) assume that approximate number system (ANS) representations should be assigned referents from our scientific ontology. However, many representations, both in perception and cognition, do not straightforwardly refer to such entities. If we reject C&B's assumption, many possible contents for ANS representations besides number are compatible with the evidence C&B cite. |
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ISSN: | 0140-525X 1469-1825 |
DOI: | 10.1017/S0140525X21001126 |