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Publication Date: 2017
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Winch on Learning
Clark, John
Educational Philosophy and Theory, v49 n1 p58-67 2017
Those in education committed to folk psychology (everyday talk about ourselves) reject the advances of neuroscience as the way to explain learning. Winch is one of the most determined defenders of folk psychology. Yet his account of folk psychology is weak and his rejection of neuroscience is deeply flawed. This article sets out Winch's Wittgensteinian theory of learning then proceeds to critically examine a number of issues, including the folk psychology/cognitive science dualism, problems with folk psychology, the advantages of cognitive science and why folk psychology should be replaced by cognitive science.
Descriptors: Folk Culture, Cognitive Science, Psychology, Neurosciences, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Beliefs, Attitudes, Educational Philosophy
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