Three Abilities to Underpin Knowledge of Objects

Lecturer: Stephen A. Butterfill

Knowledge of objects requires abilities to (i) segment objects, (ii) represent them as persisting and (iii) track their interactions. What this involves can be illustrated by contrasting objects with features.

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Notes

Knowledge of objects depends on abilities to:

1. segment objects,
2. represent them as persisting, and
3. track their interactions.

How do humans come to meet the three requirements on knowledge of objects?

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