A metamodule for conceptual integration: Language or theory of mind?

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 25 (6):674-675 (2002)
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Abstract

Those who assume domain-specificity, or conceptual modularity, must face “Fodor's Paradox”. One strategy involves postulating a “metamodule” that evolved to take as input the output of all other specialized conceptual modules, and then integrate these outputs into cross-domain thoughts. It's difficult to see whether this proposed metamodular capacity stems from language or Theory of Mind.

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