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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 1. Thought

2476	The goal of thought is to understand the world, not instantly sort it into conceptual categories [Fodor]
	Full Idea: The question whether there are recognitional concepts is really the question what thought is for - for directing action, or for discerning truth. And Descartes was right on this: the goal of thought is to understand the world, not to sort it.
	From: Jerry A. Fodor (In a Critical Condition [2000], Ch. 4)