Structural Flaws: Massive Modularity and the Argument from Design

The ‘argument from design’ plays a pivotal role in Carruthers’ recent defence of the massive modularity thesis. However, as this paper seeks to show, there are major flaws in its structure. If construed deductively, it is unsound: modular mental architecture is not necessarily the best architecture,...

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Published in:The British journal for the philosophy of science 2008-12, Vol.59 (4), p.733-743
Main Author: Schulz, Armin W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Architectural design
Architecture
Biological evolution
Cognition & reasoning
Design
Empirical evidence
Epistemology. Philosophy of science. Theory of knowledge
Evolution
Humans
Mind
Modularity
Personality traits
Philosophy
Philosophy of science
Psychology
Weak arguments
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