Pointing and Representing – Three Options
The aim of this paper is to explore the minimal representational requirements for pointing. One year old children are capable of pointing – what does this tell us about their representational capacities? We analyse three options: (a) Pointing presupposes non-perceptual representations (b) Po...
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2013-07-01
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| description | The aim of this paper is to explore the minimal representational requirements for pointing. One year old children are capable of pointing – what does this tell us about their representational capacities? We analyse three options:
(a) Pointing presupposes non-perceptual representations
(b) Pointing does not presuppose any representation at all
(c) Pointing presupposes perceptual representations
Rather than fully endorsing any of these three options, the aim of the paper is to explore the advantages and disadvantages of each. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c2b5467ae792449ca55b4cc634f232302022-12-22T01:07:26ZengAssociazione Culturale Humana.MenteHumana.Mente: Journal of Philosophical Studies1972-12932013-07-01624Pointing and Representing – Three OptionsNick Young0Angelica Kaufmann1Bence Nanay2Centre for Philosophical Psychology, Philosophy Department, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, BelgiumCentre for Philosophical Psychology, Philosophy Department, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, BelgiumCentre for Philosophical Psychology, Philosophy Department, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium; Peterhouse, Cambridge University, UKThe aim of this paper is to explore the minimal representational requirements for pointing. One year old children are capable of pointing – what does this tell us about their representational capacities? We analyse three options: (a) Pointing presupposes non-perceptual representations (b) Pointing does not presuppose any representation at all (c) Pointing presupposes perceptual representations Rather than fully endorsing any of these three options, the aim of the paper is to explore the advantages and disadvantages of each.http://www.humanamente.eu/index.php/HM/article/view/152PointingPerceptual representationNonperceptual representation; |
| spellingShingle | Nick Young Angelica Kaufmann Bence Nanay Pointing and Representing – Three Options Humana.Mente: Journal of Philosophical Studies Pointing Perceptual representation Nonperceptual representation; |
| title | Pointing and Representing – Three Options |
| title_full | Pointing and Representing – Three Options |
| title_fullStr | Pointing and Representing – Three Options |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pointing and Representing – Three Options |
| title_short | Pointing and Representing – Three Options |
| title_sort | pointing and representing three options |
| topic | Pointing Perceptual representation Nonperceptual representation; |
| url | http://www.humanamente.eu/index.php/HM/article/view/152 |
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