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Single Idea 2499
[filed under theme 18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 3. Modularity of Mind
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Full Idea
The thinking involved in "figuring out" what to do is a quite different kind of mental process than the stimulus analysis that modules perform.
Gist of Idea
Modules analyse stimuli, they don't tell you what to do
Source
Jerry A. Fodor (In a Critical Condition [2000], Ch.13)
Book Ref
Fodor,Jerry A.: 'In Critical Condition' [MIT 2000], p.159
A Reaction
My PA theory fits this perfectly. My inner assistant keeps providing information about needs, duties etc., but takes no part in my decisions. Psychology must include the Will.
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7845
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When we need to do something, we depute an inner servant to remind us of it
[Proust]
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2491
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Modules have encapsulation, inaccessibility, private concepts, innateness
[Fodor]
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2495
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Obvious modules are language and commonsense explanation
[Fodor]
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2498
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Modules make the world manageable
[Fodor]
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2499
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Modules analyse stimuli, they don't tell you what to do
[Fodor]
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2496
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Blindness doesn't destroy spatial concepts
[Fodor]
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2497
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Something must take an overview of the modules
[Fodor]
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2500
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Babies talk in consistent patterns
[Fodor]
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2507
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Rationality rises above modules
[Fodor]
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2509
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Modules have in-built specialist information
[Fodor]
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22186
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Mental modules are specialised, automatic, and isolated
[Fodor, by Okasha]
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3171
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Children speak 90% good grammar
[Rey]
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3174
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Good grammar can't come simply from stimuli
[Rey]
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4928
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Brain complexity balances segregation and integration, like a good team of specialists
[Edelman/Tononi]
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