TY  - GEN
ID  - cogprints330
UR  - http://cogprints.org/330/
A1  - Ariew, Andre
Y1  - 1996///
N2  - Cognitive scientists often employ the notion of innateness without defining it. The issue is, how is innateness defined in biology? Some critics contend that innateness is not a legitimate concept in biology. In this paper I will argue that it is. However, neither the concept of high heritability nor the concept of flat norm of reaction (two popular accounts in the biology literature) define innateness. An adequate account is found in developmental biology. I propose that innateness is best defined in terms of C. H. Waddington's concept of canalization.
PB  - Philosophy of Science Association
KW  - innateness
KW  -  canalization
KW  -  Waddington
KW  -  heritability
KW  -  norms of reaction
TI  - Innateness and Canalization
SP  - 19
AV  - public
EP  - 27
ER  -

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