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1	The Mind Doesn't Work That Way: The Scope and Limits of Computational Psychology more books like this by Jerry A Fodor add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from $8.26! new only from $14.05! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Holism more books like this by Jerry A Fodor add to wishlist The main question addressed in this book is whether individuation of the contents of thoughts and linguistic expressions is inherently holistic. The authors consider arguments that are alleged to show that the meaning of a scientific hypothesis depends on the entire theory that entails it, or that the content of a concept depends on the entire ... see all copies from $17.99! new only from $36.00! \| SVS
3	Lot 2: The Language of Thought Revisited more books like this by Jerry A Fodor add to wishlist Jerry A. Fodor presents a new development of his famous Language of Thought hypothesis, which has since the 1970s been at the centre of interdisciplinary debate about how the mind works. Fodor defends and extends the groundbreaking idea that thinking is couched in a symbolic system realized in the brain. This idea is central to the ... see all copies from $30.08! new only from $30.08! \| SVS
4	Psychosemantics: The Problem of Meaning in the Philosophy of Mind more books like this by Jerry A Fodor add to wishlist Psychosemantics explores the relation between commonsense psychological theories and problems that are central to semantics and the philosophy of language. see all copies from $6.30! new only from $13.37! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The language of thought more books like this by Jerry A Fodor add to wishlist see all copies from $7.50! new only from $25.42! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Hume Variations more books like this by Jerry A Fodor add to wishlist Hume! Yes, David Hume, that's who Jerry Fodor looks to for help in advancing our understanding of the mind. Fodor claims his Treatise of Human Nature as the foundational document of cognitive science: it launched the project of constructing an empirical psychology on the basis of a representational theory of mind. Going back to this work after ... see all copies from $16.20! new only from $18.95! \| first editions
7	The Modularity of Mind more books like this by Jerry A Fodor add to wishlist This study synthesizes current information from the various fields of cognitive science in support of a new and exciting theory of mind. see all copies from $6.50! new only from $16.27! \| SVS
8	Oxford Cognitive Science Series more books like this by Jerry A Fodor add to wishlist The General Editors are: Martin Davies, Wilde Reader in Mental Philosophy, University of Oxford, UK; James Higginbotham, Professor of General Linguistics, University of Oxford, UK; John O'Keefe, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College, London, UK; Christopher Peacocke, Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy, University of ... see all copies from $16.77! new only from $24.95! \| first editions
9	A Theory of Content and Other Essays more books like this by Jerry A Fodor add to wishlist This collection of new and previously published essays reflects the major research and thought of one of today's preeminent philosophers of mind. The first seven essays are philosophical pieces that focus on mental representation and the foundations of intentionality; they are followed by four psychological essays on cognitive architecture. In his ... see all copies from $21.05! new only from $21.80! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The ELM and the Expert: Mentalese and Its Semantics more books like this by Jerry A Fodor add to wishlist This text provides a discussion of semantic issues about mental representation, with special attention to issues raised by Frege's problem, twin cases, and the putative indeterminacy of reference. The book extends and revises a view of the relation between mind and meaning that the author has been developing since his 1975 book "The Language of ... see all copies from $12.65! new only from $12.65! \| SVS
11 view cover	The Compositionality Papers more books like this by Jerry A Fodor (Editor), Ernie Lepore (Editor) add to wishlist Jerry Fodor and Ernie Lepore have produced a series of original and controversial essays on issues relating to compositionality in language and mind; they have now revised them all for publication together in this volume. Compositionality is the following aspect of a system of representation: the complex symbols in the system inherit their ... see all copies from $29.95! new only from $43.43! \| SVS
12	The structure of language; readings in the philosophy of language more books like this by Jerry A. Fodor (Editor), Jerrold J. Katz add to wishlist see all copies from $6.00! first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	In Critical Condition: Polemical Essays on Cognitive Science and the Philosophy of Mind more books like this by Jerry Fodor add to wishlist Doing philosophy, according to Jerry Fodor, is like piloting: the trick is to find an object of known position and locate yourself with respect to it. In this book, Fodor constrasts his views about the mind with those of a number of well-known philosophers and cognitive scientists, including John McDowell, Christopher Peacocke, Paul Churchland, ... see all copies from $6.06! new only from $24.00! \| first editions \| SVS
14	Psychological explanation; an introduction to the philosophy of psychology more books like this by Jerry A. Fodor add to wishlist see all copies from $4.50! new only from $99.00!
15	The psychology of language: an introduction to psycholinguistics and generative grammar more books like this by Jerry A Fodor add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
16 view cover	Concepts: Exposing Postmodernist Myths about Science more books like this by Jerry A Fodor add to wishlist Oxford Cognitive Science Series General Editors: Martin Davies, Wilde Reader in Mental Philosophy, University of Oxford, UK, James Higginbotham , Professor of General Linguistics, University of Oxford, UK, John O'Keefe, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College, London, UK, Christopher Peacocke, Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical ... see all copies from $112.13! new only from $112.13!
17	Conceptos - Donde La Ciencia Cognitiva Se Equivoco by Jerry A. Fodor add to wishlist see all copies from $30.52! new only from $30.52!
18 view cover	Representations: Philosophical Essays on the Foundations of Cognitive Science more books like this by Jerry A Fodor add to wishlist These essays will shape discussion in the philosophy of psychology for years to come. see all copies from $11.92! new only from $32.00! \| first editions
19	La Modularité De L'Esprit. Essai Sur La Psychologie Des Facultés by Jerry A. Fodor add to wishlist see all copies from $21.00! new only from $68.50!
20	Modularidad de La Mente by Jerry A. Fodor add to wishlist see all copies from $21.47! new only from $21.47!

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