There are special sciences not because of the nature of our epistemic relation to the world, but because of the way the world is put together: not all natural kinds (not all the classes of things and events about which there are important, counterfactual supporting generalizations to make) are, or correspond to, physical natural kinds.


The Language of Thought (ed. Harvard University Press, 1975) - ISBN: 9780674510302

Jerry Fodor Quotes

There are special sciences not because of the nature of our epistemic relation to the world, but because of the way the world is put together: not...

There are special sciences not because of the nature of our epistemic relation to the world, but because of the way the world is put together: not...

There are special sciences not because of the nature of our epistemic relation to the world, but because of the way the world is put together: not...

There are special sciences not because of the nature of our epistemic relation to the world, but because of the way the world is put together: not...