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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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M.J. Cresswell on Learning - Dictionary of Arguments
II 62 Learning/Cresswell: a) by explicit definition, then what you have learned can be represented by a complex structure that reflects the definition b) Examples (ostension). >Definitions, >Ostensive definition, >Ostension. Problem: then a consequence might have been generated by different formula. >Indeterminacy, >Rule following, >Kripke's Wittgenstein. Common meaning: for this we suggest taking the formula itself, since we can not see in the head the other. >Other minds, cf. >Principle of Charity. II 63 N.B.: ostension: learning by examples, the function itself is learned, not a way of representation of this formula. >Way of givenness._____________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. |
Cr I M. J. Cresswell Semantical Essays (Possible worlds and their rivals) Dordrecht Boston 1988 Cr II M. J. Cresswell Structured Meanings Cambridge Mass. 1984 |