Nature, Nurture and PDP: Preposterous Developmental Postulates?
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Connection Science
- Vol. 4 (3-4) , 253-269
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09540099208946618
Abstract
In this article I discuss the nature/nurture debate in terms of evidence and theorizing from the field of cognitive development, and pinpoint various problems where the Connectionist framework needs to be further explored from this perspective. Evidence from normal and abnormal developmental phenotypes points to some domain-specific constraints on early learning. Yet, by invoking the dynamics of epigenesis, I avoid recourse to a strong Nativist stance and remain within the general spirit of Connectionism.Keywords
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