title: Empiricist word learning.
abstract: At first, Bloom's theory appears inimical to empiricism, since he credits very young children with highly sophisticated cognitive resources (e.g., a theory of mind and a belief that real kinds have essences), and he also attacks the empiricist's favoured learning theory, namely, associationism. We suggest that, on the contrary, the empiricist can embrace much of what Bloom says.
authors.affiliation: Department of Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27510-3125 dan@danryder.com http://www.danryder.com.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ryder
authors.forename: Oleg V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Favorov