CLD 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Daniel Dennett, Tabula Rasa, Intentional Stance
3 Mar 2016
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Humans are social creatures and we have a natural tendency to make sense out of other people"s behaviour. Daniel dennett: intentional stance: constantly project ideas. The understanding that others have intentions, desires, beliefs, perceptions, and emotions different from one"s own and that such intentions, desires, and so forth affect people"s actions and behaviours . Neo-nativism grew out of a dissatisfaction with: behaviourism and a tabula rasa approach (empiricism, anti-piaget. Because he believed that it is inborn abilities on how children understand numbers: babies have a lot more ability than what piaget thought they have. Facial gesture imitation in newborns sensorimotor vs preoperational: preoperational -> symbolic functions. Neo-nativism found that infants are able to imitate. Neo-nativism believe there are inborn idea in infant: piaget believed the opposite. Neo-nativism theory: newborns can do simple classifications: distinguish things by looking at them. Neo-nativism: inborn abilities about physics, inborn abilities about understanding quantity, inborn ideas with spatial ability.
