Wethinkthatthenumbersareaccurate,thattellsusthetruth,andthatare not exposed to any interpretation. Consequently, the numbers are merely numbers, regardless of the context in which they occur, regardless of the culture of single population. However, in recent years there have been some studies that go against this conception of common sense. This chapter considers the role of language, focusing in particular on studies of Munduruku and Chinese numerical cognition.

The System 2

MARIO GRAZIANO
2018-01-01

Abstract

Wethinkthatthenumbersareaccurate,thattellsusthetruth,andthatare not exposed to any interpretation. Consequently, the numbers are merely numbers, regardless of the context in which they occur, regardless of the culture of single population. However, in recent years there have been some studies that go against this conception of common sense. This chapter considers the role of language, focusing in particular on studies of Munduruku and Chinese numerical cognition.
2018
978-3-319-96796-7
File in questo prodotto:
Non ci sono file associati a questo prodotto.
Pubblicazioni consigliate

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/11570/3260509
 Attenzione

Attenzione! I dati visualizzati non sono stati sottoposti a validazione da parte dell'ateneo

Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus ND
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? ND
social impact