Jacob Beck, York University

Research

linguistic nonlinguistic thought nonconceptual content cognitive science conceptual concepts

Latest papers

Numbers, numerosities, and new directions.
The Behavioral and brain sciences · 2021 · senior author
The number sense represents (rational) numbers.
The Behavioral and brain sciences · 2021 · senior author
Analog mental representation.
Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Cognitive science · 2018 · first author

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Perceiving Magnitudes
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$40,935
Perceiving Magnitudes
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$26,950
Beyond language: how the mind represents the world
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$89,253

All 3 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Numbers, numerosities, and new directions.

Clarke S, Beck J

The Behavioral and brain sciences2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x21001503 PMID: 34907882

02

The number sense represents (rational) numbers.

Clarke S, Beck J

The Behavioral and brain sciences2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x21000571 PMID: 33843510

03

Analog mental representation.

Beck J

Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Cognitive science2018First author

DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1479 PMID: 30004187

04

Can bootstrapping explain concept learning?

Beck J

Cognition2017First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2016.10.017 PMID: 27816843

Perceiving Magnitudes

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Beck, Jacob

Keywords: philosophy of perception; philosophy of mind; philosophy of cognitive science

$40,935

Perceiving Magnitudes

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Beck, Jacob

Keywords: philosophy of perception; philosophy of mind; philosophy of cognitive science

$26,950

Beyond language: how the mind represents the world

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Beck, Jacob

Keywords: linguistic; nonlinguistic; thought; nonconceptual; content; cognitive science; conceptual; concepts; perception; cognition; indeterminacy; psychology

$89,253

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: linguistic Dear Professor Beck, 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 "Numbers, numerosities, and new directions." (2021), 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 "Perceiving Magnitudes" (2022), 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]