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[from 'Concepts' by E Margolis/S Laurence, in 18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 4. Language of Thought ]

Full Idea

The language of thought is taken to have subject/predicate form and include logical devices, such as quantifiers and variables.

Gist of Idea

Language of thought has subject/predicate form and includes logical devices

Source

E Margolis/S Laurence (Concepts [2009], 1.1)

Book Reference

'Stanford Online Encyclopaedia of Philosophy', ed/tr. Stanford University [plato.stanford.edu], p.2