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Full Idea
One could think that the structure of thought has more in common with that of maps or diagrams, and is not particularly language-like.
Gist of Idea
The alternative to a language of thought is map-like or diagram-like thought
Source
Tim Bayne (Thought: a very short introduction [2013], Ch.2)
Book Ref
Bayne,Tim: 'Thought: a very short introduction' [OUP 2013], p.23
A Reaction
It seems unwise to be ensnared by analogies on this one, since the phenomenon is buried deep. You can no more infer what goes on underneath than you can infer electrons from looking at trees?
| 17766 | Physicalism correlates brain and mind, explains causation by thought, and makes nature continuous [Bayne] |
| 17767 | The alternative to a language of thought is map-like or diagram-like thought [Bayne] |
| 17768 | Perception reveals what animals think, but humans can disengage thought from perception [Bayne] |
| 17769 | Some people centre space on themselves; others centre space on the earth [Bayne] |
| 17771 | How we evaluate evidence depends on our background beliefs [Bayne] |
| 17770 | Clifford's dictum seems to block our beliefs in morality, politics and philosophy [Bayne] |