Positing numerosities may be metaphysically extravagant; positing representation of numerosities is not

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 44 (2021)
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Abstract

Clarke and Beck assume that approximate number system representations should be assigned referents from our scientific ontology. However, many representations, both in perception and cognition, do not straightforwardly refer to such entities. If we reject Clarke and Beck's assumption, many possible contents for ANS representations besides number are compatible with the evidence Clarke and Beck cite.

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Simon Brown
London School of Economics

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