Origins of Object Knowledge, The system-on-chip he must protect his village

he must protect his village from the monsters that lurk in the surrounding forest

as a decision maker

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reputational risks

Origins of Object Knowledge, The system-on-chip he must protect his villageDo humans start life with the capacity to detect and mentally represent the objects around them? Or is our object knowledge instead derived only as the result of prolonged experience with the external world? Are we simply able to perceive objects by watching their actions in the world, or do we have to act on objects ourselves in order to learn about their behavior? Finally, do we come to know all aspects of objects in the same way, or are some