Language processing, computational representational theory of mind and embodiment

inferences on verbs

J. Ezquerro

M. Iza

pp. 51-65

in: Gordana Dodig Crnkovic, Raffaela Giovagnoli (eds), Representation and reality in humans, other living organisms and intelligent machines, Berlin, Springer, 2017

Abstract

The computational representational theory of mind conceptualized by Jerry Fodor has dominated the schedule of cognitive science for many years. Fodor defended it as an empirical theory whose plausibility depends on facts about how the mind works. However, current developments in philosophy, psycholinguistics and neurosciences present a challenge to this received view. These developments assume embodied and situated cognition. This paper reviews and assesses the prospects of these new accounts, focusing on processing verbs and on the role of emotions in language processing.

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