Pointing and Representing – Three Options

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nick Young, Angelica Kaufmann, Bence Nanay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Culturale Humana.Mente 2013-07-01
Series:Humana.Mente: Journal of Philosophical Studies
Subjects:
Pointing
Perceptual representation
Nonperceptual representation;
Online Access:http://www.humanamente.eu/index.php/HM/article/view/152

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