Chapter
The Role of Conceptual Categories in the Evolution of Civilization
1:26:50 - 1:30:21 (03:31)
The discovery of conceptual categories in cognitive science led to discussions about the functional features of species and the categories that we use to make civilization.
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This podcast explores the role of functional criteria in defining species, challenging the idea of essentialism by highlighting the importance of conceptual categories and ad hoc concepts that adapt to their serving function.
1:26:50 - 1:29:27 (02:37)
Cognitive Science
Summary
This podcast explores the role of functional criteria in defining species, challenging the idea of essentialism by highlighting the importance of conceptual categories and ad hoc concepts that adapt to their serving function.
ChapterThe Role of Conceptual Categories in the Evolution of Civilization
Episode#129 – Lisa Feldman Barrett: Counterintuitive Ideas About How the Brain Works
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The way philosophers talk about social reality involves imposing similarity on physically different things and treating physically similar things as separate categories, but it is limited by physical constraints.
1:29:27 - 1:30:21 (00:54)
Philosophy
Summary
The way philosophers talk about social reality involves imposing similarity on physically different things and treating physically similar things as separate categories, but it is limited by physical constraints.