Three Abductive Solutions to the Meno Paradox--with Instinct, Inference, and Distributed Cognition

Autor/inn/en	Paavola, Sami; Hakkarainen, Kai
Titel	Three Abductive Solutions to the Meno Paradox--with Instinct, Inference, and Distributed Cognition
Quelle	In: Studies in Philosophy and Education, 24 (2005) 3-4, S.235-253 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0039-3746
DOI	10.1007/s11217-005-3846-z
Schlagwörter	Cognitive Processes; Cultural Context; Inferences; Expertise; Intuition; Cues; Learning Theories; Interaction; Educational Philosophy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Inference; Inferenz; Expert appraisal; Stichwort; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Interaktion; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie
Abstract	This article analyzes three approaches to resolving the classical Meno paradox, or its variant, the learning paradox, emphasizing Charles S. Peirce's notion of abduction. Abduction provides a way of dissecting those processes where something new, or conceptually more complex than before, is discovered or learned. In its basic form, abduction is a "weak" form of inference, i.e., it gives only tentative suggestions for further investigation. But it is not too weak if various sources of clues and restrictions on the abductive search are taken into account. We present three, complementary versions of abduction: (1) as a sort of guessing instinct or expert-like intuition, where unconscious clues are important; (2) as a form of inference, where a strategic point of view is essential; and (3) as a part of distributed cognition and mediated activity, where the interaction with the material, social, and cultural environment is emphasized. Our starting point is Peirce's own notion of abduction, but we broaden the perspective, especially to the direction of distributed cognition. (As Provided).
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