Fodor, Jerry

"Evolution has shaped our cognitive architecture in remarkable ways."

"Introspection provides limited access to our own mental processes."

"The structure of thought mirrors the structure of language."

"Artificial intelligence reveals what is essential about human cognition."

"Qualia present a persistent challenge to physicalist theories of mind."

"Mental causation requires that mental properties be multiply realizable."

"Semantic externalism shows that meaning is not entirely in the head."

"The problem of other minds remains as difficult as ever."

"Cognitive science must explain how abstract thought emerges from physical processes."

"The frame problem reveals deep issues in knowledge representation."

"Concepts combine systematically to generate infinite thoughts from finite means."

"Mental states have content that can be true or false of the world."

"The opacity of mental content creates fundamental problems for naturalism."

"Psychological realism requires that our theories correspond to actual mental mechanisms."

"The explanatory power of folk psychology suggests it captures something real."

"Mental causation depends on the causal efficacy of content, not just physical properties."

"Cognitive science must answer how finite beings have infinite thoughts."

"The structure of the mind reflects constraints of evolution and development."

"Belief and desire cannot be reduced to behavioral dispositions."

"The intentionality of the mind is its defining feature and greatest mystery."

"Language provides the scaffolding for complex human thought."

"Mental content cannot be determined by sensory stimuli alone."

"The mind's modularity suggests evolution has built specialized cognitive systems."

"Consciousness and intentionality may be distinct problems requiring separate solutions."

"Psychological explanations remain indispensable despite advances in neuroscience."

"The syntax of thought determines its logical structure."

"Mental causation is real causation, not a mere epiphenomenon."

"Representation is the key to understanding thought and language."

"Cognitive abilities involve rule-following guided by internal mental representations."

"The problem of meaning remains at the heart of philosophy of mind."