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language of thought: a standalone construct

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Cognitive science

the hypothesis that thinking runs on structured mental symbols combined by rules, which explains why thought is systematic and productive.

In cognitive science, language of thought refers to the hypothesis that thinking runs on structured mental symbols combined by rules, which explains why thought is systematic and productive. This meaning comes from Fodor (1988) in Cognition.[1]

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systematicity argument1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct cognition4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs hypothesis2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

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Fodor, J. A., & Pylyshyn, Z. W. (1988). Connectionism and cognitive architecture: A critical analysis. Cognition, 28(1-2), 3-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/0010-0277(88)90031-5

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