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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Color categories in biological evolution: broadening the palette |
Author: | Christensen, Wayne David Tommasi, Luca |
Citation: | Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2005; 28 (4):492-493 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Issue Date: | 2005 |
ISSN: | 0140-525X |
School/Discipline: | School of Humanities : Philosophy |
Statement of Responsibility: | Wayne D. Christensen and Luca Tommasi |
Abstract: | The general structure of Steels & Belpaeme's (S&B's) central premise is appealing. Theoretical stances that focus on one type of mechanism miss the fact that multiple mechanisms acting in concert can provide convergent constraints for a more robust capacity than any individual mechanism might achieve acting in isolation. However, highlighting the significance of complex constraint interactions raises the possibility that some of the relevant constraints may have been left out of S&B's own models. Although abstract modeling can help clarify issues, it also runs the risk of oversimplification and misframing. A more subtle implication of the significance of interacting constraints is that it calls for a close relationship between theoretical and empirical research. |
Keywords: | Autonomous agents; colour categorisation; colour naming; connectionism; cultural evolution; genetic evolution; memes; origins of language; self-organisation; semiotic dynamics; symbol grounding |
Provenance: | Published online by Cambridge University Press 26 Sep 2005 |
Rights: | Copyright © 2005 Cambridge University Press |
DOI: | 10.1017/S0140525X05260089 |
Appears in Collections: | Philosophy publications |
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