LOT, CTM, and the Elephant in the Room.

According to the language of thought (LOT) approach and the related computational theory of mind (CTM), thinking is the processing of symbols in an inner mental language that is distinct from any public language. Herein, I explore a deep problem at the heart of the LOT/CTM program—it has yet to prov...

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Publicado en:	Synthese Vol. 170; no. 2; pp. 235 - 251
Autor principal:	Schneider, Susan
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Springer Nature Sep2009
Materias:	Psycholinguistics Philosophy of mind Connectionism Fodor, Jerry Conceptualism
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Sumario:	According to the language of thought (LOT) approach and the related computational theory of mind (CTM), thinking is the processing of symbols in an inner mental language that is distinct from any public language. Herein, I explore a deep problem at the heart of the LOT/CTM program—it has yet to provide a plausible conception of a mental symbol.