Jerry A. Fodor (1935–2017)
Author of The Modularity of Mind
About the Author
Jerry A. Fodor was born Jerome Alan Fodor in New York City on April 22, 1935. He received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Princeton University. He taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1959 to 1986, the City University of show more New York Graduate Center from 1986 to 1988, and Rutgers University from 1988 until his death, when was the State of New Jersey professor of philosophy there. He was one of the world's foremost philosophers of mind. He wrote several books including The Structure of Language written with Jerrold J. Katz, The Language of Thought, The Modularity of Mind, Concepts: Where Cognitive Science Went Wrong, The Mind Doesn't Work That Way, and What Darwin Got Wrong written with Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini. He died from complications of Parkinson's disease and a recent stroke on November 29, 2017 at the age of 82. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Jerry Fodor at his reception dinner on November 7, 2007 during his visit to the University of Maryland. Photo by Pedro Alcocer.
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Works by Jerry A. Fodor
Associated Works
Mind Design II: Philosophy, Psychology, and Artificial Intelligence (1997) — Contributor — 157 copies
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- Legal name
- Fodor, Jerome Alan
- Other names
- Fodor, Jerry Alan
- Birthdate
- 1935-04-22
- Date of death
- 2017-11-29
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Education
- Princeton University (PhD, philosophy, 1960)
Columbia University (BA, 1956) - Occupations
- philosopher
professor emeritus (Cognitive Science) - Organizations
- Rutgers University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rutgers Cognitive Science Center - Awards and honors
- Jean Nicod Prize (1993)
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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- Members
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- Popularity
- #16,508
- Rating
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- ISBNs
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