Maturationally Natural Maturationally Natural Cognition Cognition and and Radically Counter-Intuitive Radically Counter-Intuitive Science Science Robert N. McCauley Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture Emory University http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~philrnm/
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Maturationally Natural Cognition Maturationally Natural Cognition and and
part 3: radically counter-intuitive part 3: radically counter-intuitive sciencescience
the sciences reliably advance (usually sooner rather than later) representations that are radically counter-intuitive
i.e., these representations depart drastically from the deliverances of our maturationally natural perceptual and cognitive systems
1582 illustration of impetus 1582 illustration of impetus theory by Walther Hermann theory by Walther Hermann
Ryff which divides the Ryff which divides the trajectory into 3 phases trajectory into 3 phases
part 4: maturationally natural influences part 4: maturationally natural influences and the implications of their persistence and the implications of their persistence
re: Churchland’s project
(1) for reflective theories superseding implicit, maturationally natural theories (especially with regard to perception)
part 4: maturationally natural influences part 4: maturationally natural influences and the implications of their persistence and the implications of their persistence
re: Fodor’s project for a theory-neutral, observational foundation
of scientific knowledge
“. . . insensitivity to local alterations in beliefs and utilities is . . . a necessary condition for the theory neutrality of observation. . . . what seems to be required is just enough diachronic encapsulation to allow perceptual consensus to survive the effects of the kinds of differences of learning histories that observers actually exhibit.”
Fodor, J. (1988). “A Reply to Churchland’s “Perceptual Plasticity and Theoretical Neutrality,”” Philosophy of Science 55, 192.
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Both their development and ultimate forms may be substantially shaped by cultural inputs. Thus: