Contextualizing, eliminating, or glossing: What to do with unclear scientific concepts like representation

2025/02/26 by Luis H. Favela, Édouard Machery · 1 voice · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Neuroscience · #Face Recognition and Perception #Philosophy and History of Science #Race, Genetics, and Society

paper · pdf · doi:10.1111/mila.12533

openalex publication_date 2025/02/26 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21

Abstract

In this article, we respond to Rosa Cao's, Frances Egan's, and John Krakauer's comments, defending our interpretation of our experimental results and the significance of an epistemology of the imprecise.

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