Problems and Mysteries of the Many Languages of Thought

Cogn Sci. 2022 Dec;46(12):e13225. doi: 10.1111/cogs.13225.ABSTRACT"What is the structure of thought?" is as central a question as any in cognitive science. A classic answer to this question has appealed to a Language of Thought (LoT). We point to emerging research from disparate branches of the field that supports the LoT hypothesis, but also uncovers diversity in LoTs across cognitive systems, stages of development, and species. Our letter formulates open research questions for cognitive science concerning the varieties of rules and representations that underwrite various LoT-based systems and how these variations can help researchers taxonomize cognitive systems.PMID:36537721 | DOI:10.1111/cogs.13225

Source: Cognitive Science - December 20, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Eric Mandelbaum Yarrow Dunham Roman Feiman Chaz Firestone E J Green Daniel Harris Melissa M Kibbe Benedek Kurdi Myrto Mylopoulos Joshua Shepherd Alexis Wellwood Nicolas Porot Jake Quilty-Dunn Source Type: research