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As the centuries have rolled forward and technology has advanced, with thinking, reasoning, and learning yet at its roots, the works and ideas of the early philosophers laid the foundation for contemporary concepts and ideas. Yet, as we move forward, if we pause and reflect for a moment, we realize that learning is not limited to that proffered by the pendants of previous days but is a natural part of our daily existence. Each time that we encounter a fresh idea, make a new discovery, or solve one of life's many problems, we are revisiting our store of knowledge, we are reasoning, and, hopefully, we are learning and collecting new knowledge to add to that store. We are growing and enriching our perceived model of the world.

As we have seen, educators, scientists, and philosophers have debated, studied, and analyzed learning for centuries. Our deep understanding of this process remains embryonic, yet our learning continues. Following in the footsteps of early thinkers are Feigenbaum, Hegle, Newell, Minsky, Papert, Winston, McCulloch, Pitts, Rosenblatt, Hebb, Lukasiewicz, Hopfield, Knuth, and Zadeh. We will examine the roles that each has played and how they have contributed. The next few paragraphs present a small portion of their works.