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[filed under theme 18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 3. Modularity of Mind
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Full Idea
Probably, modular computation doesn't explain how minds are rational; it's just a sort of precursor. You work through it to get a view of how horribly hard our rationality is to understand.
Gist of Idea
Rationality rises above modules
Source
Jerry A. Fodor (In a Critical Condition [2000], Ch.17)
Book Ref
Fodor,Jerry A.: 'In Critical Condition' [MIT 2000], p.207
A Reaction
The choice is between a Self which weighs and judges the inputs, or merely decisions that automatically result from the balance of inputs. The latter seems unlikely. Vetoes are essential.
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[theory of separate units of the mind/brain]:
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7845
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When we need to do something, we depute an inner servant to remind us of it
[Proust]
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2491
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Modules have encapsulation, inaccessibility, private concepts, innateness
[Fodor]
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2497
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Something must take an overview of the modules
[Fodor]
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2495
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Obvious modules are language and commonsense explanation
[Fodor]
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2499
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Modules analyse stimuli, they don't tell you what to do
[Fodor]
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2496
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Blindness doesn't destroy spatial concepts
[Fodor]
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2498
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Modules make the world manageable
[Fodor]
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2500
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Babies talk in consistent patterns
[Fodor]
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2507
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Rationality rises above modules
[Fodor]
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2509
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Modules have in-built specialist information
[Fodor]
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22186
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Mental modules are specialised, automatic, and isolated
[Fodor, by Okasha]
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3171
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Children speak 90% good grammar
[Rey]
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3174
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Good grammar can't come simply from stimuli
[Rey]
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4928
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Brain complexity balances segregation and integration, like a good team of specialists
[Edelman/Tononi]
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