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Learning: learning is acquiring the ability to establish relationships between signs, symptoms or symbols and objects. This also includes e.g. recognition and recollection of patterns, similarities, sensory perceptions, self-perception, etc. In the ideal case, the ability to apply generalizations to future cases is acquired while learning. See also knowledge, knowledge-how, competence._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Daniel Dennett on Learning - Dictionary of Arguments
I 690ff Learning/DennettVsPinker: There is no "multipurpose operation" (Humans have different symbols than animals.) >Functions, >Symbols, >Purposes. But humans have so many individual devices for specific tasks that learning can often be regarded as media and content-neutral gift of non-stupidity. II 102ff Def Skinnerian creatures: "Where the inherited behavior ceases, the inherited variability of the conditioning process sets on". Def Popperian creatures/Dennett: their inner environment is an image of the outside world. (learned experience of others). Even a pilot training, where you just read a book would be Popperian. But that would be better than just trying your luck in the sky. Human/Dennett: Man is both a Skinnerain, a Darwinian, but also a Popperian creature. But with this he differs not at all from most animals. Def Gregorian creature/Dennett: benefits from the experience of others by using the insights that embody invented other intellectual tools. These improve both the producer and the examiner. >Animals._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Dennett I D. Dennett Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, New York 1995 German Edition: Darwins gefährliches Erbe Hamburg 1997 Dennett II D. Dennett Kinds of Minds, New York 1996 German Edition: Spielarten des Geistes Gütersloh 1999 Dennett III Daniel Dennett "COG: Steps towards consciousness in robots" In Bewusstein, Thomas Metzinger, Paderborn/München/Wien/Zürich 1996 Dennett IV Daniel Dennett "Animal Consciousness. What Matters and Why?", in: D. C. Dennett, Brainchildren. Essays on Designing Minds, Cambridge/MA 1998, pp. 337-350 In Der Geist der Tiere, D Perler/M. Wild, Frankfurt/M. 2005 |