Presuming placeholders are relevant enables conceptual change

Christophe Heintz

doi:10.1017/S0140525X10002347

Presuming placeholders are relevant enables conceptual change

Christophe Heintz^*

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Placeholders enable conceptual change only if presumed to be relevant (e.g., lead to the formation of true beliefs) even though their meaning is not yet fully understood and their cognitive function not yet specified. Humans are predisposed to make such presumptions in a communicative context. Specifying the role of the presumption of relevance in conceptual change would provide a more comprehensive account of Quinian bootstrapping.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	131-132
Number of pages	2
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	34
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X10002347
State	Published - Jun 2011

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Presuming placeholders are relevant enables conceptual change

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