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From: bwk@mbunix.mitre.org (Barry W. Kort)
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Subject: Re: Understanding involves Learning?
Keywords: Knowledge Acquisition and Emotions
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Date: 3 Apr 89 18:36:23 GMT
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In article <319@edai.ed.ac.uk> cam@edai.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm) writes:

 > To approach it from another direction: does understanding involve
 > learning?

I have been advocating this idea for several years now.

It seems to me that understanding means more than just reposing
a static knowledge base.  To my mind, understanding includes
the process of gaining knowledge over time.

Incidentally, I maintain that a sentient being who is in the
process of acquiring knowledge over time will exhibit such
emotions as puzzlement, confusion, and curiosity.

--Barry Kort