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No conceptual thought without language

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2003

Christopher Gauker
Christopher Gauker
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0374 christopher.gauker@uc.edu http://asweb.artsci.uc.edu/philosophy/gauker
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Abstract

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Carruthers labels as “too strong” the thesis that language is necessary for all conceptual thought. Languageless creatures certainly do think, but when we get clear about what is meant by “conceptual thought,” it appears doubtful that conceptual thought is possible without language.

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Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 6 , December 2002 , pp. 687
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© 2002 Cambridge University Press