Eric Margolis, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest papers

Concepts, core knowledge, and the rationalism-empiricism debate.
The Behavioral and brain sciences · 2024 · first author
Making sense of domain specificity.
Cognition · 2023 · first author
Animals are not cognitively stuck in time.
The Behavioral and brain sciences · 2019 · senior author

All 5 publications

Latest funding

A Theory of Concepts
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$79,550
Number concepts and numerical cognition
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$72,696
The origins of human concepts
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$64,250

All 3 grants and awards

5 publications.

01

Concepts, core knowledge, and the rationalism-empiricism debate.

Margolis E, Laurence S

The Behavioral and brain sciences2024First author

DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x23003072 PMID: 38934433

02

Making sense of domain specificity.

Margolis E, Laurence S

Cognition2023First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2023.105583 PMID: 37657397

03

Animals are not cognitively stuck in time.

Viera G, Margolis E

The Behavioral and brain sciences2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x19000396 PMID: 31826750

04

The priority of the individual in cultural inheritance.

Davis T, Margolis E

The Behavioral and brain sciences2014Senior author

DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x13002847 PMID: 24970403

05

Concepts and theoretical unification.

Margolis E, Laurence S

The Behavioral and brain sciences2010First author

DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x10000427 PMID: 20584411

A Theory of Concepts

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Margolis, Eric

Keywords: concepts; mental representation; animal cognition; human nature

$79,550

Number concepts and numerical cognition

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Margolis, Eric

Keywords: numerical cognition; concepts; learning; innate; mental representation; conceptual change

$72,696

The origins of human concepts

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Margolis, Eric

Keywords: concepts; innateness; learning; human nature

$64,250

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Margolis, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Concepts, core knowledge, and the rationalism-empiricism debate." (2024), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "A Theory of Concepts" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]