Fodor's Asymmetric Causal Dependency Theory and Proximal Projections

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Southern Journal of Philosophy 35 (4):433-437 (2010)
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In “A Theory of Content, 11: The Theory,” Jerry Fodor presents two reasons why his asymmetric causal dependency theory does not lead to the conclusion that syntactic items “X” mean proximal sensory stimulations, rather than distal environmental objects. Here we challenge Fodor’s reasoning.

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10.1111/j.2041-6962.1997.tb00845.x

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Ken Aizawa
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