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Modularity of mind

Modularity of mind is the notion that a mind may, at least in part, be composed of innate neural structures or mental modules which have distinct, established, and evolutionarily developed functions. However, different definitions of "module" have been proposed by different authors. According to Jerry Fodor, the author of Modularity of Mind, a system can…

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Evolutionary psychology and massive modularity

Evolutionary psychologyLeda CosmidesJohn ToobyHuman evolutionNatural selection
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Fodor's Modularity of Mind

Noam ChomskyLanguage acquisition deviceLinguisticsPhilosophy of mindOptical illusions
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Domain specificPhrenologyFranz Joseph Gall
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MindEvolutionarilyJerry Fodor
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judgementinstance ofThe first can be characterized as a horizontal view because it refers to mental processes as if they are interactions between faculties0.80text
and perceptioninstance ofThe first can be characterized as a horizontal view because it refers to mental processes as if they are interactions between faculties0.80text
which are not domain specificinstance ofThe first can be characterized as a horizontal view because it refers to mental processes as if they are interactions between faculties0.80text
jealousy due to infidelity indicates a domain-specific dedicated module rather than a generalinstance ofThe rapidity of responses0.80text
deliberateinstance ofThe rapidity of responses0.80text
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