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In 1975, Jerry Fodor proposed a novel theory of human cognition: thinking is a computational process that occurs in a mental language. The aim of this course will be to understand Fodor's hypothesis, as well as its implications for scientific and philosophical accounts of the mind. The main reading will be Fodor's The Language of Thought, but we will also look at some critical responses, as well as relevant background developments in psychology and philosophy.