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| Proximal Theory - Psychology Dictionary of Arguments | |||
| Proximal theory, philosophy: theories of learning or language acquisition are called proximal, which assume that the meanings to be learned are to be located at the nerve endings of the learning subject. It is assumed that the meanings are not "in the head," as the formulation of H. Putnam states (H. Putnam, "The Meaning of Meaning”. In Philosophical Papers, Vol 2. Mind, Language and Reality, Cambridge, 227). The counterpositions to the proximal theory are summarized under the concept of distal theories. These assume that meanings are to be settled on the surfaces of the objects. Distal theories proceed from a social learning, proximal theories from a subject-centric language acquisition. See also distal theories, language acquisition, meaning, meaning theory, twin earth._____________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. | |||
| Author | Item | More concepts for author | |
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| Davidson, Donald | Proximal Theory | Davidson, Donald | |
| Proust, Joelle | Proximal Theory | Proust, Joelle | |
| Quine, W.V.O. | Proximal Theory | Quine, Willard Van Orman | |
| Rorty, Richard | Proximal Theory | Rorty, Richard | |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2025-01-15 | |||
