In a compelling defense of the speculative approach to the philosophy of mind, Jerry Fodor argues that, while our best current theories of cognitive psychology view many higher processes as computational, computation itself presupposes an internal medium of representation. Fodor's prime concerns are to buttress the notion of internal representation from a philosophical viewpoint, and to determine those characteristics of this conceptual construct using the empirical data available from linguistics and cognitive psychology.

Published 1978.

Binding of the book is slightly intact. Missing dust jacket. Moderate shelfwear and some foxing on covers of book. Some tanning and foxing on edges of book. Sticker on board of front cover. Slight foxing on endpapers. Very little foxing on certain pages, otherwise in good condition.