Single Idea 2476

[catalogued under 18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 1. Thought]

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.

Gist of Idea

The goal of thought is to understand the world, not instantly sort it into conceptual categories

Source

Jerry A. Fodor (In a Critical Condition [2000], Ch. 4)

Book Reference

Fodor,Jerry A.: 'In Critical Condition' [MIT 2000], p.44