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Quote: the postulation of inaccessible mental phenomena is pre-Darwinian anthropomorphizing; e.g., mental models and universal grammars

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Topic:
consciousness
Topic:
mental models, consistency, and interface metaphors

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In what follows I will argue that the … [such as mental models and universal grammars] is based on a pre-Darwinian conception of the function of … Prior to Darwin, it was common to anthropomorphize … to aid in its survival. … [p. 230] [Now we have a functional explanation:] Plants that turn their leaves toward … Where nonconscious processes are concerned, we are still …   Google-1   Google-2

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