Jerry A. Fodor

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Scientist
gptkbp:academic_advisor Ernest Nagel
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:City_University_of_New_York
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:Rutgers_University
gptkb:University_of_Massachusetts_Amherst
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Jean_Nicod_Prize
gptkb:Ludwig_Fleck_Prize
gptkbp:born gptkb:1935
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:died gptkb:2017
gptkbp:field gptkb:philosophy_of_mind
cognitive science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jerry A. Fodor
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Stephen_Pinker
gptkb:Daniel_Kahneman
gptkb:Noam_Chomsky
gptkb:Richard_Dawkins
gptkb:Hilary_Putnam
gptkb:Patricia_Churchland
gptkb:Daniel_Dennett
gptkb:David_Chalmers
gptkb:Alex_Byrne
gptkb:John_Searle
gptkb:Susan_Haack
gptkb:Ernest_Sosa
Elisabeth Camp
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Gilbert_Ryle
gptkb:David_Marr
gptkb:W._V._O._Quine
Jerry S. Fodor
gptkbp:known_for modularity of mind
the language of thought
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_feature Fodor's modularity hypothesis
gptkbp:notable_work The Language of Thought
The Modularity of Mind
The Mind Doesn't Work That Way
Psychosemantics
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Professor
gptkbp:research_focus gptkb:architecture
philosophy of language
theories of meaning
psychological explanation
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:spouse Ruth Fodor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jerry_Fodor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7