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1 Introduction
2 LOT and Fodors Presupposition
2.1 The Language of Thought Hypothesis
2.2 Fodors Presupposition
2.2.1 The Technical Argument
2.2.2 The Metaphysical Argument
3 Fodors Arguments
3.1 The Methodological Argument
3.2 The Argument from Psychological Processes
3.3 The Argument from Productivity and Systematicity
4 Hackers Criticism of LOT 14
4.1 The Argument from Linguistic Ability
4.2 The Argument from Language as a Social Practice
5 The Point of Discussion
6 Conclusion
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- Hans Tapfer (Author), 2018, Can There Be A Language Of Thought?, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/461334
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