Generic cognition: A neglected source of context sensitivity

Mahrad Almotahari

doi:10.1111/mila.12491

Generic cognition: A neglected source of context sensitivity

Mahrad Almotahari

School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences

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What is the relationship between the claim that generics articulate psychologically primitive generalizations and the claim that they exhibit a unique form of context sensitivity? This article maintains that the two claims are compatible. It develops and defends an overlooked form of contextualism grounded in the idiosyncrasies of system 1 thought.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	472-491
Number of pages	20
Journal	Mind and Language
Volume	39
Issue number	4
Early online date	24 Jan 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/mila.12491
Publication status	Published - Sept 2024

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

bare plurals
context
default generalizations
generics
system 1

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