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Single Idea 2498

[filed under theme 18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 3. Modularity of Mind ]

Full Idea

Modules function to present the world to thought under descriptions that are germane to the success of behaviour.

Gist of Idea

Modules make the world manageable

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

"Descriptions" might be a bold word to use about something so obscure, but this pinpoints the evolutionary nature of modularity theory, to which I subscribe.