{"product_id":"innateness-and-cognition-1","title":"Innateness and Cognition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe question of innateness, or nativism, is one of the most heated problems in philosophy, reaching as far back as Plato but generating fierce debates in contemporary philosophy and cognitive science. Which aspects of the human mind are innate and which are the products of experience? Do we have any innate concepts or knowledge or are all the contents of the mind acquired by means of learning?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInnateness and Cognition\u003c\/i\u003e is a much-needed overview of this important problem. Through addressing the following topics M.J. Cain argues for a nativist perspective which, nevertheless, finds an important role for culture and social learning in cognitive development:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe nature of innateness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe coherence and explanatory value of the concept of innateness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe acquisition of concepts and the role of learning in conceptual development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edomain specific knowledge, including the 'massive modularity' thesis and the theory of core knowledge domains\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecognitive development relating the theory of mind and mathematics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe relationship between biological and cultural evolution and their respective roles in cognitive development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elanguage and innateness, particularly Chomsky's linguistic nativism and challenges to this\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emorality, moral judgment, and innateness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInnateness and Cognition\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent resource for those researching and studying philosophy of psychology and philosophy of mind, as well as those interested in foundational issues in cognitive science, psychology, linguistics, and anthropology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54258652479832,"sku":"9781138182080","price":59.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781138182080.jpg?v=1768575623","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/innateness-and-cognition-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}