Jerry Fodor Quote

If people differ in an absolutely general way in their estimations of epistemic relevance, and if we follow the holism of meaning and individuate intentional states by way of the totality of their epistemic bonds, the consequence will be that two people (or, for that matter, two temporal sections of the same person) will never be in the same intentional state. Therefore, two people can never be subsumed under the same intentional generalizations. And, therefore, intentional generalization can never be successful. And, therefore again, there is no hope for an intentional psychology.


Fodor & E. Lepore (1992) Holism: A Shopper's Guide, Blackwell.


If people differ in an absolutely general way in their estimations of epistemic relevance, and if we follow the holism of meaning and individuate...

If people differ in an absolutely general way in their estimations of epistemic relevance, and if we follow the holism of meaning and individuate...

If people differ in an absolutely general way in their estimations of epistemic relevance, and if we follow the holism of meaning and individuate...

If people differ in an absolutely general way in their estimations of epistemic relevance, and if we follow the holism of meaning and individuate...