Fodor - A Theory Of Content

Reading:
Fodor - A Theory Of Content
Chaphter 3

Questions
1. Converntional wisdom says what about Intentional Realism? What is intentional realism?

2. Complete the following (according to what Skinner would say);
2. a. CAT: The english word "cat" expresses .......
2. b. The fact 'CAT' reduces to the fact ...........

3. According to your answer in 2, what is the chance of you uttering "cat" in the presence of felines *before* you learn english? What about after you learn english? Is this really right? If its not, does that show anything?

4. Look at you answer to 2b. Have you used any "crypto - intentional" terms? What is a crypto intentional term? Does this matter for a theory of behaviorism? Does this matter for a theory of semantics?

5. What is Drerske's account of information carrying? Is it teleological?

6. What does Dreske say about error? (Ie how is the error problem supposed to be sloved)

7. How might you cash out what it is to be a normal situtaion in telelogical terms?

8. What is the account given of mental states at the top of pg 65? Try to write this out *in your own terms*, think about how you would explain it to your non philosophy student friends.

9. Whats Millikan's objection a the bottom of pg 65? Whats the response?

10. Can intentionality be naturalizied?