Learning and Selection Processes

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Main Author: Marc Artiga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Basque Country 2010-06-01
Series:Theoria
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Online Access:http://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/view/637
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description <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 21 false false false ES X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tabla normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} </style> <![endif]-->In this paper I defend a teleological explanation of normativity, i. e., I argue that what an organism (or device) is supposed to do is determined by its etiological function. In particular, I present a teleological account of the normativity that arises in learning processes, and I defend it from some objections.
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spellingShingle Marc Artiga
Learning and Selection Processes
Theoria
normativity
function
selection
learning
operant conditioning
title Learning and Selection Processes
title_full Learning and Selection Processes
title_fullStr Learning and Selection Processes
title_full_unstemmed Learning and Selection Processes
title_short Learning and Selection Processes
title_sort learning and selection processes
topic normativity
function
selection
learning
operant conditioning
url http://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/view/637
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