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 -