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cognitivism

cognitivism

English

Noun

cognitivism (uncountable)

  1. (philosophy) The view that ethical sentences express propositions and are therefore capable of being true or false.
  2. (art) The view that a work of art is valuable if it contributes to knowledge.
  3. (psychology) The view that mental function can be understood as the internal manipulation of symbols according to a set of rules.