A Metamodule for Conceptual Integration: Language or Theory of Mind?

Scott Atran

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A Metamodule for Conceptual Integration: Language or Theory of Mind?

Scott Atran ¹

Abstract : Those who assume domain-specificity, or conceptual modularity, must face “Fodor's Paradox” (the problem of “combinatorial explosion”). One strategy involves postulating a “metamodule” that evolved to take as input the output of all other specialized conceptual modules, and then integrate these outputs into cross-domain thoughts. It's difficult to see whether this proposed metamodular capacity stems from language or Theory of Mind.

Keywords : evolution folkpsychology language modularity theory of mind Whorf

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Cognitive science / Cognitive Psychology

Cognitive science / Naïve psychology and simulation

Humanities and Social Sciences / Linguistics / Origin and evolution of language

Humanities and Social Sciences / Linguistics / Pragmatics

Humanities and Social Sciences / Linguistics / Psycholinguistics

Humanities and Social Sciences / Linguistics / Semantics

Humanities and Social Sciences / Linguistics / Syntax

Humanities and Social Sciences / Philosophy / Philosophy of Language

Humanities and Social Sciences / Social and cultural evolution

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