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- catalog abstract ""In this engaging book, Jerry Fodor argues against the widely held view that mental processes are largely computations, that the architecture of cognition is massively modular, and that the explanation of our innate mental structure is basically Darwinian. Although Fodor has praised the computational theory of mind as the best theory of cognition that we have got, he considers it to be only a fragment of the truth. In fact, he claims, cognitive scientists do not really know much yet about how the mind works (the book's title refers to Steve Pinker's How the Mind Works)." "Fodor's primary aim is to explore the relationship among nativism, computational and modular theories of mind, and evolutionary psychology. Along the way, he explains how Chomsky's version of nativism differs from that of the widely received New Synthesis approach. He concludes that although we have no grounds to suppose that most of the mind is modular, we have no idea how nonmodular cognition could work. Thus, according to Fodor, cognitive science has hardly gotten started."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11836590.
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description ""In this engaging book, Jerry Fodor argues against the widely held view that mental processes are largely computations, that the architecture of cognition is massively modular, and that the explanation of our innate mental structure is basically Darwinian. Although Fodor has praised the computational theory of mind as the best theory of cognition that we have got, he considers it to be only a fragment of the truth. In fact, he claims, cognitive scientists do not really know much yet about how the mind works (the book's title refers to Steve Pinker's How the Mind Works)." "Fodor's primary aim is to explore the relationship among nativism, computational and modular theories of mind, and evolutionary psychology. Along the way, he explains how Chomsky's version of nativism differs from that of the widely received New Synthesis approach. He concludes that although we have no grounds to suppose that most of the mind is modular, we have no idea how nonmodular cognition could work. Thus, according to Fodor, cognitive science has hardly gotten started."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]-126) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: Still Snowing -- Varieties of Nativism -- Syntax and Its Discontents -- Two Ways That You Probably Can't Explain Abduction -- How Many Modules Would You Say There Are? -- Darwin among the Modules -- Why We Are So Good at Catching Cheaters.".
- catalog extent "126 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0262062127 (hc : alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Representation and mind".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press,".
- catalog subject "153 21".
- catalog subject "2007 B-110".
- catalog subject "BD 418.3 F653m 2000".
- catalog subject "BD418.3 .F627 2000".
- catalog subject "Cognitive Science.".
- catalog subject "Cognitive science.".
- catalog subject "Mental Processes.".
- catalog subject "Nativism (Psychology)".
- catalog subject "Philosophy of mind.".
- catalog subject "Philosophy.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: Still Snowing -- Varieties of Nativism -- Syntax and Its Discontents -- Two Ways That You Probably Can't Explain Abduction -- How Many Modules Would You Say There Are? -- Darwin among the Modules -- Why We Are So Good at Catching Cheaters.".
- catalog title "The mind doesn't work that way : the scope and limits of computational psychology / Jerry Fodor.".
- catalog type "text".