Can „Concept Formation in Animals” be a Verifiable, Empirical Hypothesis?

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  • Maciej Blaszak Instytut Filozofii, UAM, Szamarzewskiego 89 Poznań

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https://doi.org/10.18778/1898-6773.58.09

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to assess whether experimental research in cognitive ethology has indeed made sense of the claim that animals have concepts.

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Published

1995-12-30

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Blaszak, M. (1995). Can „Concept Formation in Animals” be a Verifiable, Empirical Hypothesis?. Anthropological Review, 58, 89–97. https://doi.org/10.18778/1898-6773.58.09

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