Jerry A. Fodor presents a new development of his famous Language of
Thought hypothesis, the idea that thinking is couched in a symbolic
system realized in the brain; since the 1970s this has been at the
centre of debate about how the mind works. No one who studies the
mind can ignore Fodor's views, expressed in his coruscating and
provocative style.
He is thoroughly at home in a dialectical setting, a paradigm of a bold and sporting contributor. His book will undoubtedly be valuable to the science of the mental. It should also challenge general philosophers. James Cargile, Analysis Reviews
He is thoroughly at home in a dialectical setting, a paradigm of a bold and sporting contributor. His book will undoubtedly be valuable to the science of the mental. It should also challenge general philosophers. James Cargile, Analysis Reviews It is a rare contemporary philosopher whom one looks forward to reading. Fodor is such an exception...long may Fodor enlighten and entertain us. John Collins, The Philosophers' Magazine Fodor, true to his creed, has brought out fresh dimensions of the "language of thought hypothesis" ... to build a cogent theory of the cognitive mind. Raj Nath Bhat, The European Legacy
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1. Introduction 1: CONCEPTS 2. Pragmatism: Declined and Fell 3. Frege's Problem 2: MINDS 4. Locality 5. Innateness 6. Preconceptual Representation 7. The Metaphysics of Reference
