Rebooting the bootstrap argument: two puzzles for bootstrap theories of concept development

Lance J. Rips; Susan J. Hespos

doi:10.1017/S0140525X10002190

Rebooting the bootstrap argument: two puzzles for bootstrap theories of concept development

Lance J. Rips
, Susan J. Hespos

Northwestern University

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Abstract

The Origin of Concepts sets out an impressive defense of the view that children construct entirely new systems of concepts. We offer here two questions about this theory. First, why doesn't the bootstrapping process provide a pattern for translating between the old and new systems, contradicting their claimed incommensurability? Second, can the bootstrapping process properly distinguish meaning change from belief change?

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	145-146
Number of pages	2
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	34
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X10002190
Publication status	Published - Jun 2011
Externally published	Yes

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