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The Language of Thought
Fodor, Jerry, A.
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Description for The Language of Thought
paperback. Series: Language & Thought Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 300.
In a compelling defense of the speculative approach to the philosophy of mind, Jerry Fodor argues that, while our best current theories of cognitive psychology view many higher processes as computational, computation itself presupposes an internal medium of representation. Fodor’s prime concerns are to buttress the notion of internal representation from a philosophical viewpoint, and to determine those characteristics of this conceptual construct using the empirical data available from linguistics and cognitive psychology.
In a compelling defense of the speculative approach to the philosophy of mind, Jerry Fodor argues that, while our best current theories of cognitive psychology view many higher processes as computational, computation itself presupposes an internal medium of representation. Fodor’s prime concerns are to buttress the notion of internal representation from a philosophical viewpoint, and to determine those characteristics of this conceptual construct using the empirical data available from linguistics and cognitive psychology.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Language & Thought Series
Number of Pages
214
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674510302
SKU
V9780674510302
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Reviews for The Language of Thought
One of the best books published in the last ten years.
Journal of Linguistics
A marvelous book—richly laced with ideas, subtly argued, and occasionally witty… An attempt to draw out…important consequences of…current attempts in computational cognitive psychology to formulate empirically adequate theories.
Robert W. Harnish
Journal of Linguistics
A marvelous book—richly laced with ideas, subtly argued, and occasionally witty… An attempt to draw out…important consequences of…current attempts in computational cognitive psychology to formulate empirically adequate theories.
Robert W. Harnish