The Bowman-Hanna debate explores whether perception is shaped by innate concepts (conceptualism) or can occur without them (non-conceptualism), challenging how we structure knowledge and understand cognition.
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The Bowman-Hanna debate explores whether perception is shaped by innate concepts (conceptualism) or can occur without them (non-conceptualism), challenging how we structure knowledge and understand cognition.
