Vicente, Augustín and Martínez Manrique, Fernando (2003) La relatividad lingüística en los tiempos del mentalés. THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 18 (1). pp. 88-106. ISSN 2171-679X

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Abstract

En este artículo reevaluamos la tesis de la relatividad lingüística tomando como referencia la visión de la
mente que Fodor ha venido ofreciendo. Partiendo de su argumento clásico a favor del lenguaje del pensamiento,
veremos cómo el desarrollo de su tesis de la modularidad y de su más reciente teoría psicosemántica (el atomismo informacional), permiten compatibilizar su posición con, al menos, una variedad de relatividad, la relatividad léxica. Así mismo, examinaremos su último argumento en favor de la prioridad explicativa del pensamiento, basado en la composicionalidad que éste exhibe, a diferencia del lenguaje.

This paper reevaluates the thesis of linguistic relativity in the context of Fodor’s views on the nature of mind. We begin with Fodor’s classical argument for the language of thought, and follow the development of his ideas as he adds a general account of the structure of mind (the modularity thesis) and a psychosemantical theory (informational atomism). Finally, we examine his most recent attempt to support the explanatory priority of thought, based on the compositionality that thought, but not language, exhibits. We argue that Fodor’s position is compatible a variety of lexical relativity.

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Item Type:	Published Article or Volume
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Vicente, Augustín agusvic@fyl.uva.es Martínez Manrique, Fernando fmmanrique@euskalnet.net
Additional Information:	ISSN: 0495-4548 (print)
Keywords:	atomismo informacional, composicionalidad, lenguaje del pensamiento, modularidad, relatividad lingüística, sistematicidad, compositionality, informational atomism, language of thought, linguistic relativity, modularity, systematicity
Depositing User:	Users 15304 not found.
Date Deposited:	04 Mar 2014 19:47
Last Modified:	11 Mar 2014 20:56
Item ID:	10541
Journal or Publication Title:	THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science
Publisher:	Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea / Universidad del País Vasco
Official URL:	http://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/vi...
DOI or Unique Handle:	10.1387/theoria.412
Date:	2003
Page Range:	pp. 88-106
Volume:	18
Number:	1
ISSN:	2171-679X
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/10541

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