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Relationships do not depend on prior knowledge; instead knowledge develops within relationships

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Emre Aydin
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Jeremy I. M. Carpendale
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X25101337delete
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Social relationships are crucial in human development; but we criticize Thomas’s approach in terms of epistemology; methodology; genetics; neural development; and evolutionary theory. We critique the evidence Thomas cites to support claims of innate knowledge and instead propose that understanding relationships develops gradually through infants’ interaction within developmental systems elicited by their embodiment; not from innate knowledge.
Keywords:
social relationships
developmental systems
innate knowledge
infant development
embodiment

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences cover
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
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simon fraser university
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