Modularity of mind jerry fodor biography
Modularity of mind jerry fodor biography
Jerry fodor biography.
Jerry Fodor
American philosopher (1935–2017)
Jerry Alan Fodor (FOH-dər; April 22, 1935 – November 29, 2017) was an American philosopher and the author of works in the fields of philosophy of mind and cognitive science.[1] His writings in these fields laid the groundwork for the modularity of mind and the language of thought hypotheses, and he is recognized as having had "an enormous influence on virtually every portion of the philosophy of mind literature since 1960."[1] At the time of his death in 2017, he held the position of State of New Jersey Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, at Rutgers University, and had taught previously at the City University of New York Graduate Center and MIT.
Early life and education
Jerry Fodor was born in New York City on April 22, 1935,[2] and was of Jewish descent. He received his degree (summa cum laude) from Columbia University in 1956, where he wrote a senior thesis on Søren Kierkegaard[3] an