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Interdisciplinarity

This interdisciplinary study examines the concept of dog from the perspectives of psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, computer science, and philosophy. It investigates questions such as how we learn the concept of dog, the meaning of the word dog, the organization of dog knowledge in the brain, and the representation of dog knowledge in computers.

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Interdisciplinarity

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  1. Interdisciplinarity • Two types of differences: • Questions (Level of Analysis) • Methods • Researchers in each field use their own tools and ask questions at specific levels of analysis. HKU

  2. Questions about Dogsin Psychology • How do we learn the concept of dog? • Do we over or under generalize? • Is the concept of dog an image? • Do we have a prototypical dog concept? • Is it a network of propositions? • How is it related to the concept cat? HKU

  3. Linguistics • What is the meaning of the word dog? • Is it a mass noun or a count noun? • What modifiers can be used with dog? • When do children acquire the word? • Do they learn the correct syntax (e.g., proper noun versus common noun)? HKU

  4. Neuroscience • Is there a dog area of the brain (like faces)? • Is dog knowledge stored with animal knowledge, object knowledge . . . ? • How are groups of cells organized to represent different aspects of dog? • How is dog knowledge represented in a chimpanzee’s brain? HKU

  5. Computer Science • Can a computer have the concept dog? • Does it make the same recognition and categorization mistakes as humans? • Does a computer have the same sort of inductive intuitions about dogs? • How is dog knowledge represented? HKU

  6. Philosophy • What is the relationship between knowledge in my head, your head, words, the objects they designate, and concepts in general? • How is it that something in the head can be about something outside? • Does a photograph of a dog represent a dog? • Is there an essential dogginess? HKU

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