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