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Up until what period was Fodor's work seen as revolutionary?

  • Till the 70s

  • Till the 80s

  • Till the 90s

  • Even till 2010s

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Fodor's work was seen as revolutionary until the 2010s, because he was one of the first cognitive scientists to argue that the mind is not a blank slate, but instead is shaped by innate structures. This idea was groundbreaking at the time, and it helped to launch the field of cognitive science.
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