Defining the 'Radical Middle' : Essay Review of 'Rethinking Innateness: A Connectionist Perspective on Development.'

Reviews "Rethinking Innateness: A Connectionist Perspective on Development" by Elman and others (1996). Maintains that the authors argue forcefully that the nature-nurture conflict is a false dichotomy and that they present convincing existence on the possibility of qualitative change. Argues that the authors do not succeed in proposing a viable alternative theory of cognitive development. (Author)