“Pinker quotes Chomsky’s remark that ‘ignorance can be divided into problems and mysteries’ and continues: ‘I wrote this book because dozens of mysteries of the mind, from mental images to romantic love, have recently been upgraded to problems (though there are still some mysteries too!)’ Well, cheerfulness sells books, but Ecclesiastes got it right: ‘the heart of the wise is in the house of mourning.”
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Jerry Fodor
Jerry Fodor is a renowned American philosopher known for his contributions to the fields of philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, and cognitive science. His research focuses on the nature of language, meaning, and cognition, and has had a profound impact on the philosophical community. more
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