Skip to content
Portrait of Jerry Fodor

Jerry Fodor

(1935–2017) Philosopher United States

22 quotes in 196 categories

Jerry Fodor was a philosopher from the United States, best known for Psychological explanation: an introduction to the philosophy of psychology.

Quick Facts About Jerry Fodor

Born
April 22, 1935
Died
November 29, 2017
Nationality
United States
Profession
Philosopher
Notable works
Psychological explanation: an introduction to the philosophy of psychology

About Jerry Fodor

Jerry Alan Fodor was an American philosopher and the author of works in the fields of philosophy of mind and cognitive science. 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." 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.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Jean Nicod Prize Guggenheim Fellowship Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society

Quotes by Jerry Fodor