{"id":3442,"date":"2025-04-15T07:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T07:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cog-ist.com\/?post_type=etkinlik-duyuru&#038;p=3442"},"modified":"2025-04-22T11:51:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T11:51:47","slug":"fodorda-yonelimsellik-ve-zihin-zihincenin-ardindaki-temel-varsayimlar-ceyhan-temurcu-phd-in-memoriam-jerry-fodor-1","status":"publish","type":"etkinlik-duyuru","link":"https:\/\/cog-ist.com\/en\/etkinlik-duyuru\/fodorda-yonelimsellik-ve-zihin-zihincenin-ardindaki-temel-varsayimlar-ceyhan-temurcu-phd-in-memoriam-jerry-fodor-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Intentionality and Mind in Fodor: The Fundamental Assumptions Behind Mentalese \u2013 Ceyhan Tem\u00fcrc\u00fc (PhD) | In Memoriam: Jerry Fodor #1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Jerry A. Fodor<\/strong> was born on <strong>April 22, 1935<\/strong>, and throughout his <strong>82-year life<\/strong>, he made groundbreaking contributions that left a lasting mark on both <strong>philosophy and cognitive science<\/strong>. Working at the intersection of <strong>philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, and cognitive science<\/strong>, <strong>Fodor<\/strong> is best known for his theories of <strong>modularity of mind<\/strong> and <strong>representational processing models<\/strong>.\n\nHis \u201c<strong>computational theory of mind<\/strong>\u201d, the idea that mental processes can be modeled in ways similar to computational operations, has become one of the <strong>most influential theoretical frameworks in the history of cognitive science<\/strong>. His seminal work, <strong>The Modularity of Mind (1983)<\/strong>, argued that certain aspects of the mind are <strong>innate, domain-specific, and functionally independent<\/strong>, sparking significant debate in both <strong>psychology and neuroscience<\/strong>.\n\nIn addition, with his book <strong>Language of Thought (1975)<\/strong>, Fodor proposed that <strong>thinking possesses an inherently syntactic structure<\/strong>, a thesis that has profoundly influenced discussions in both <strong>philosophy of mind<\/strong> and <strong>artificial intelligence<\/strong>.\n\nThough sometimes criticized for his strong arguments and uncompromising positions, <strong>Fodor<\/strong> remains an indispensable figure in shaping contemporary theories of mind. We commemorate his life and enduring influence in cognitive science on <strong>Tuesday, April 22<\/strong>, with a talk by <strong>Dr. Ceyhan Tem\u00fcrc\u00fc<\/strong> from <strong>Middle East Technical University (METU)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">The content of <strong>Ceyhan Tem\u00fcrc\u00fc<\/strong>\u2019s talk, titled <strong>\u201cIntentionality and Mind in Fodor: The Fundamental Assumptions Behind Mentalese\u201d<\/strong>, is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cIntentionality\u201d is often associated with, or even identified as, \u201crepresentation.\u201d Just as a word or an image can represent real or imaginary things, intentional mental states are also said to represent real or imaginary entities. This assumption traces back to several major modern philosophers  such as Descartes, Locke, Hume, and Thomas Reid, as well as other thinkers of the so-called \u201cWay of Ideas\u201d and is explicitly embraced within classical cognitive science, which conceives of higher-order cognition (\u201cthinking\u201d) as a form of symbolic information processing. Jerry Fodor develops this idea in a compelling way, transforming it into a full-fledged \u201clanguage of thought\u201d or \u201cmentalese\u201d theory. In this talk, I will aim to outline the core assumptions and lines of reasoning that led Fodor to this conclusion.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Platform: Zoom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date: Tuesday, April 22<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Time: 6:30 PM<br>Free admission.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please fill out this form to join the event. The Zoom link will be shared with registered participants by email shortly before the session.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":3443,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"class_list":["post-3442","etkinlik-duyuru","type-etkinlik-duyuru","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cog-ist.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etkinlik-duyuru\/3442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cog-ist.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etkinlik-duyuru"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cog-ist.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/etkinlik-duyuru"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cog-ist.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etkinlik-duyuru\/3442\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cog-ist.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cog-ist.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}