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Single Idea 3174
[filed under theme 18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 3. Modularity of Mind
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Full Idea
Grammatical sensitivity is in no way a physical property of the stimulus, and we can't imagine how to build a device which would produce grammatical structures in response to the environment.
Gist of Idea
Good grammar can't come simply from stimuli
Source
Georges Rey (Contemporary Philosophy of Mind [1997], 4.3)
Book Ref
Rey,Georges: 'Contemporary Philosophy of Mind' [Blackwell 1997], p.126
A Reaction
You could try to program it with a set of (say) Aristotelian categories, and mechanisms to sort the environment accordingly. It then has to query its database, in response to practical needs. A doddle.
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Modules have encapsulation, inaccessibility, private concepts, innateness
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2495
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2498
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Modules make the world manageable
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2499
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Modules analyse stimuli, they don't tell you what to do
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2496
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2497
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Something must take an overview of the modules
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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
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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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Brain complexity balances segregation and integration, like a good team of specialists
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