Kant and Cognitive Science
Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society 2019 A. Brook
In this paper I argue that while the dominant model of the mind in cognitive science is deeply Kantian, some of Kant’s most arresting ideas have not been assimilated into the contemporary picture. The Kantian elements in the contemporary picture are mainly these three: Representation requires both percepts and concepts, the study of cognition is based on inference to the best explanation (Kant...