SIGN-283 Lecture Notes - Lecture 39: Classical Conditioning, W. H. R. Rivers, Inductive Reasoning
27 Jul 2020
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World comes into existence: world comes into existence, paleozoic era: cambrian explosion emergence of fish, 384-322 bc land plants, insects, amphibians and reptiles: mesozoic era: emergence of dinosaurs, cenozoic era, first bipeds that resemble humans (homo habilis, homo erectus), first domestication of fire (probably even at around. 1. 400. 000 years): homo sapiens is the only remaining humanoid species, humans are spreading from africa to siberia, europe, Probably first use of language: first numerical systems, neolithic revolution: humans become farming and settling communities. Further language development: first written testimonies in china. Invention of the wheel, invention of pottery: fertile crescent: highly civilized region in the middle east. Problem: reflex action theory, the mind produces derived and innate ideas, automata are invented (shows the mechanistic world view) Adopted as a model for human beings: rise of empiricism knowledge trough observation and experimentation, john locke: strong opportunism against the rational approach. Founding father of empiricism due to one of his books.
