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In Critical Condition

Polemical Essays on Cognitive Science and the Philosophy of Mind

In Critical Condition( )
Author: Fodor, Jerry A.
Series title:Representation and Mind Ser.
ISBN:978-0-262-56128-0
Publication Date:Jan 2000
Publisher:MIT Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $20.00
Book Description:

In this book Jerry Fodor contrasts his views about the mind with those of a number of well-known philosophers and cognitive scientists, including John McDowell, Christopher Peacocke, Paul Churchland, Daniel Dennett, Paul Smolensky, and Richard Dawkins.

Book Details
Pages:230
Detailed Subjects: Science / Cognitive Science
Philosophy / Mind & Body
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.045 x 8.853 x 0.496 Inches
Book Weight:0.708 Pounds
Author Biography
Fodor, Jerry A. (Author)
Jerry A. Fodor was born Jerome Alan Fodor in New York City on April 22, 1935. He received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Princeton University. He taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1959 to 1986, the City University of New York Graduate Center from 1986 to 1988, and Rutgers University from 1988 until his death, when was the State of New Jersey professor of philosophy there.

He was one of the world's foremost philosophers of mind. He wrote several books including The Structure of Language written with Jerrold J. Katz, The Language of Thought, The Modularity of Mind, Concepts: Where Cognitive Science Went Wrong, The Mind Doesn't Work That Way, and What Darwin Got Wrong written with Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini. He died from complications of Parkinson's disease and a recent stroke on November 29, 2017 at the age of 82.

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