Hume Variations
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Hume Variations is a philosophical work by Jerry Fodor that critically examines and challenges David Hume’s views on the mind, causation, and cognitive science.
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| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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philosophical book ⓘ |
| addressesQuestion |
nature of mental causation
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relation between folk psychology and cognitive science ⓘ status of laws of psychology ⓘ |
| author | Jerry Fodor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
Humean account of causation
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Humean associationist psychology ⓘ radical empiricism about concepts ⓘ |
| critiquesWorkOf | David Hume NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| examines |
associationism
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causal reasoning ⓘ cognitive architecture ⓘ mental representation ⓘ modularity of mind ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Humean theory of causation
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Humean theory of mind ⓘ empiricism ⓘ |
| genre |
analytic philosophy
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philosophy ⓘ |
| hasCentralFigureDiscussed |
David Hume
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Jerry Fodor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | naturalistic philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
advanced philosophy students
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cognitive scientists ⓘ philosophers of mind ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
David Hume
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causation ⓘ cognitive science ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| philosophicalPositionAlignedWith |
nativism about mental structure
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representational theory of mind ⓘ |
| philosophicalPositionOpposedTo | radical Humean empiricism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Language of Thought
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The Modularity of Mind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsViewOf |
computational theory of mind
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innateness of some mental structures ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
conceptual analysis
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philosophical argumentation ⓘ |
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