Can „Concept Formation in Animals” be a Verifiable, Empirical Hypothesis?

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  • Maciej Blaszak Instytut Filozofii, UAM, Szamarzewskiego 89 Poznań

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https://doi.org/10.18778/1898-6773.58.09

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The purpose of this paper is to assess whether experimental research in cognitive ethology has indeed made sense of the claim that animals have concepts.

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30-12-1995

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Blaszak, Maciej. 1995. “Can „Concept Formation in Animals” Be a Verifiable, Empirical Hypothesis?”. Anthropological Review 58 (December): 89-97. https://doi.org/10.18778/1898-6773.58.09.