Against Arguments From Diagnostic Reasoning

Cogn Sci. 2023 Nov;47(11):e13376. doi: 10.1111/cogs.13376.ABSTRACTRecent work in cognitive psychology and experimental semantics indicates that people do not categorize natural kinds solely by virtue of their purported scientific essence. Two attempts have been made to explain away the data by appealing to the idea that participants in these studies are reasoning diagnostically. I will argue that an appeal to diagnostic reasoning will likely not help to explain away the data.PMID:37950546 | DOI:10.1111/cogs.13376
Source: Cognitive Science - Category: Neuroscience Authors: Source Type: research