| The Language of Thought Contributor(s): Fodor, Jerry a. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674510305 ISBN-13: 9780674510302 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $38.61 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1980 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Mind & Body - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 153.4 |
| LCCN: 00000000 |
| Series: Language and Thought |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.56" W x 8.26" (0.63 lbs) 214 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
