RuCCS Colloquia
How could a massively modular mind exhibit context-sensitivity?
Dan Sperber
Tuesday, February 17, 2004, 01:00pm - 02:00pm
Institut Jean Nicod (CNRS, EHESS & ENS), Paris
Fodor maintains that a massively modular mind, unlike the human mind, couldn't be context-sensitive. Drawing on Relevance Theory, I argue that, in a massively modular mind where modules compete for resources, an "invisible hand" beneficial effect may result from this competition, dynamically selecting contextually relevant inputs for actual processing. I outline some implication of this claim for evolutionary and for experimental cognitive psychology.
The RuCCS Colloquia Series is organized by Dr. Julien Musolino and Dr. Sara Pixley. The talks are held on Tuesdays in the Psychology Building, Room 101 on the Busch Campus from 1:00-2:30pm.
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