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Carey, Susan.

The origin of concepts / Susan Carey. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. - viii, 598 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Oxford series in cognitive development . - Oxford series in cognitive development. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 539-566) and indexes.

Some preliminaries -- The initial representational repertoire : the empiricist picture -- Core object cognition -- Core cognition : number -- Core cognition : agency -- Representations of cause -- Language and core cognition -- Beyond core cognition : natural number -- Beyond the numeral list representation of integers -- Beyond core object cognition -- The process of conceptual change -- Conclusion I: The origins of concepts -- Conclusion II: Implications for a theory of concepts.

ISBN: 9780195367638 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0195367634

LCCN: 2008029129

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Concepts.
Cognition.

LC Class. No.: BF443 / .C37 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 153.2/3