Jerry Fodor: key obituary facts
Is Jerry Fodor dead? Yes. Jerry Fodor died on November 29, 2017, at age 82.
Cause of death: Jerry Fodor's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Jerry Fodor known for?
He was an American philosopher (1935–2017).
More about Jerry Fodor
Born: 22 April 1935.
Place of birth: New York City.
Place of death: Manhattan.
Gender: male.
Occupation: philosopher, university teacher.
Nationality: United States.
Education: Princeton University, Columbia University, University of Oxford.
Employer: Rutgers University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, City University of New York.
Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship, Jean Nicod Prize, Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society.
Also known as: Jerry Alan Fodor.
Jerry Fodor, the American philosopher and cognitive scientist, died on November 29, 2017, aged 82.
Born in New York City, he became one of the most influential figures in philosophy of mind and cognitive science, helping to shape the modularity of mind and language of thought hypotheses. After earning a B.A.
in philosophy from Columbia University and a Ph.D. from Princeton University, he taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the City University of New York Graduate Center and Rutgers University, where he was State of New Jersey Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, at the time of his death. His work earned him recognition including a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Jean Nicod Prize.