Ideas from 'The Language of Thought' by Jerry A. Fodor [1975], by Theme Structure

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18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 4. Language of Thought
Since the language of thought is the same for all, it must be something like logical form [Devlin]
18. Thought / D. Concepts / 2. Origin of Concepts / c. Nativist concepts
If concept-learning is hypothesis-testing, that needs innate concepts to get started [Margolis/Laurence]