ESSAY ON: Fodor’s Language of Thought Theory

Number of Pages 5

This research paper: A 5 page review of this theory of human thought and how it relates to language. Fodor argued that thoughts occur in a kind of mentalese. Fodor’s Language of Thought theory is interesting in its relation to the work of others in the field who argue over whether language is an innate or acquired characteristic and how animals and humans differ both in their ability to think and in their ability to verbally express those thoughts. This paper compares this theory to the Sapir Whorf hypothesis to conclude the Sapir Whorf hypothesis falls short refuting Fodor. Bibliography lists 4 sources.


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