# Jerry A. Fodor - Psychosemantics (MIT 1989) **Opening (not a real abstract):** I have, as it happens, a strikingly intelligent cat. Here are some of the behaviors in which his intelligence is manifest : In the morning , at his usual feeding time , Greycat prowls the area of the kitchen near his food bowl . When breakfast appears, he positions himself with respect to the bowl in a manner that facilitates . . mgesbon . When the house is cold, Greycat often sleeps before the fireplace. But he does this only if there' s a fire on the hearth , and he never gets close enough to singe his hair . When his foot encounters a sharp object, Greycat withdraws it . In similar spirit , he maintains an appreciable distance between himself and the nearest aggressive dog . He occasionally traps and disembowels small rodents . In saying that these behaviors manifest striking intelligence , I do