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* Since the beginning of [[Philosophy]] the concept of object identity has been assumed to be a part of human understanding.  
 
* Since the beginning of [[Philosophy]] the concept of object identity has been assumed to be a part of human understanding.  
 
* Only when Jean Piaget bean to study how babies learn has the concept of [[Object Permanence]] actually been investigated.
 
* Only when Jean Piaget bean to study how babies learn has the concept of [[Object Permanence]] actually been investigated.
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* Piaget showed<ref>Jean Piaget, ''The construction of Reality in the Child'' (1954) Basic Books</ref> that babies are at first confused at the "disappearance" of an adult behind a piece of paper, and surprised and delighted at the return of the adult when the paper is snatched away.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
  
 
[[Category: Philosophy]]
 
[[Category: Philosophy]]

Revision as of 10:26, 7 October 2022

Full Title or Meme

The concept of Object Permanence is not naturally part of any system of knowledge. It needs to be learned by any information processor, including every human being.

Concept

  • Since the beginning of Philosophy the concept of object identity has been assumed to be a part of human understanding.
  • Only when Jean Piaget bean to study how babies learn has the concept of Object Permanence actually been investigated.
  • Piaget showed[1] that babies are at first confused at the "disappearance" of an adult behind a piece of paper, and surprised and delighted at the return of the adult when the paper is snatched away.

References

  1. Jean Piaget, The construction of Reality in the Child (1954) Basic Books