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18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 4. Language of Thought

3996	Folk psychology doesn't say that there is a language of thought [Lewis]
	Full Idea: I don't believe that folk psychology says there is a language of thought.
	From: David Lewis (Lewis: reduction of mind (on himself) [1994], p.422)
	A reaction: This is aimed at Jerry Fodor. Certainly folk psychology is a strong theory, but a so-called 'language of thought' (the brain's machine code) seems a much weaker one.