Abstract
Abstract
According to modularity hypothesis, mind consists of a variety of specialized systems, each with its own methods of representation and computation. These systems are of two main types: the input-output modular systems and isotropic non-modular central systems. This present paper briefly reviews all trends and approaches which account for the nature and place of pragmatics in the mind. Relying on previous theories, this paper proposes a model which is called a multi-layered architecture of mind. The new model embraces pragmatics as neither modular nor a unit in the mind-reading module. Moreover, it is neither the outcome of the process of modularization nor innately modular. This paper assumed that pragmatics is a set of principles in the higher cognition chip which is utilized to deal with differing sorts of problems. Therefore, pragmatics is conceived of as non-modular general- purpose set of principles.
According to modularity hypothesis, mind consists of a variety of specialized systems, each with its own methods of representation and computation. These systems are of two main types: the input-output modular systems and isotropic non-modular central systems. This present paper briefly reviews all trends and approaches which account for the nature and place of pragmatics in the mind. Relying on previous theories, this paper proposes a model which is called a multi-layered architecture of mind. The new model embraces pragmatics as neither modular nor a unit in the mind-reading module. Moreover, it is neither the outcome of the process of modularization nor innately modular. This paper assumed that pragmatics is a set of principles in the higher cognition chip which is utilized to deal with differing sorts of problems. Therefore, pragmatics is conceived of as non-modular general- purpose set of principles.