Underqualified—maximal generality in Darwinian explanation: a response to Matt Gers

Examining the Generality of Self-Explanation

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Why Do People Become Modern? A Darwinian Explanation

MOST MODERN PEOPLE think it is obvious why people become modern. For them, a more interesting and important puzzle is why some people fail to embrace modern ideas. Why do people in traditional societies often seem unable or unwilling to aspire to a better life for themselves and their children? Why do they fail to see the benefi ts of education, equal rights, democracy, and a rational approach ...

On the Operationality/Generality Trade-off in Explanation-based Learning

In this paper we examine the operationalityigenerality trade-off and how it affects performance of explanation-based learning systems. Experience with the ARMS learning apprentice system, presented in the form of an empirical performance analysis, illustrates both sides of the trade-off.

A Representationalist Approach to Generality

by John Dilworth Philo 6 no. 1 (2003), pp. 216-234. Abstract: There are no unicorns, but there are representations of them, hence motivating an explanation of discourse about the property 'unicorn' in terms of discourse about representations of unicorns. I show how to extend this strategy to apply to any kind or property terms. References to property instances may be explained as references to ...

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