Comments on Favela and Machery's The concept of representation in the brain sciences: The current status and ways forward
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Favela and Machery conclude from their studies that neuroscientists' and psychologists' concept of representation is both unclear and confused. Rather than advocating reform or elimination of the concept, they suggest that it can serve various theoretical purposes precisely because it is unclear and confused. I challenge their claim that the concept of representation, as used by neuroscientists and psychologists, is unclear and confused, and I propose an alternative explanation of why it might appear to be so.
Source: Mind & Language
DOI: 10.1111/mila.12527
Author: Frances Egan
Institution: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $4,150
OpenAlex ID: W4408081333