Language, Thought, and Other Biological Categories - by Ruth Garrett Millikan (Paperback)
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- Beginning with a general theory of function applied to body organs, behaviors, customs, and both inner and outer representations, Ruth Millikan argues that the intentionality of language can be described without reference to speaker intentions and that an understanding of the intentionality of thought can and should be divorced from the problem of understanding consciousness.
- About the Author: Ruth Garrett Millikan is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut.
- 367 Pages
- Philosophy, General
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About the Book
Ruth Millikan argues that the intentionality of language can be described without reference to speaker intentions and that an understanding of the intentionality of thought can and should be divorced from the problem of understanding consciousness.Book Synopsis
Beginning with a general theory of function applied to body organs, behaviors, customs, and both inner and outer representations, Ruth Millikan argues that the intentionality of language can be described without reference to speaker intentions and that an understanding of the intentionality of thought can and should be divorced from the problem of understanding consciousness. The results support a realist theory of truth and of universals, and open the way for a nonfoundationalist and nonholistic approach to epistemology.A Bradford Book
Review Quotes
"An exciting book. It is a sustained effort at developing a naturalistic view of intentionality. Millikan's writing is clear, forceful, and illuminating."--Hector Neri-Casteneda, Indiana University
"Ruth Millikan presents a remarkably original and ambitious theory concerning the topics that have been at the center of philosophical attention in recent years.... Along the way answers are given to just about all the persistent puzzle questions about meaning, intentionality and representation that currently preoccupy the field."--Daniel C. Dennett, Tufts University
"This is philosophy at its best."--Fred I. Dretske, University of Wisconsin, Madison
"This is philosophy at its best."
"This is philosophy at its best." - Fred I. Dretske, University of Wisconsin, Madison
" An exciting book. It is a sustained effort at developing a naturalistic view of intentionality. Millikan's writing is clear, forceful, and illuminating." - Hector Neri-Casteneda, Indiana University.
" Ruth Millikan presents a remarkably original and ambitious theory concerning the topics that have been at the center of philosophical attention in recent years.... Along the way answers are given to just about all the persistent puzzle questions about meaning, intentionality and representation that currently preoccupy the field." - Daniel C. Dennett, Tufts University
" This is philosophy at its best." - Fred I. Dretske, University of Wisconsin, Madison
" An exciting book. It is a sustained effort at developing a naturalistic view of intentionality. Millikan's writing is clear, forceful, and illuminating." - Hector Neri-Casteneda, Indiana University.
" Ruth Millikan presents a remarkably original and ambitious theory concerning the topics that have been at the center of philosophical attention in recent years.... Along the way answers are given to just about all the persistent puzzle questions about meaning, intentionality and representation that currently preoccupy the field." - Daniel C. Dennett, Tufts University
" This is philosophy at its best." - Fred I. Dretske, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Fred I. Dretske, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Hector Neri-Casteneda, Indiana University.
"This is philosophy at its best."- Fred I. Dretske, University of Wisconsin, Madison
About the Author
Ruth Garrett Millikan is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut. She is the author of Language, Thought, and Other Biological Categories (MIT Press, 1984) and White Queen Psychology and Other Essays for Alice (MIT Press, 1995) and On Clear and Confused Ideas.Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 5.83 Inches (W) x .85 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.26 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: General
Genre: Philosophy
Number of Pages: 367
Publisher: MIT Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Ruth Garrett Millikan
Language: English
Street Date: December 16, 1987
TCIN: 84862277
UPC: 9780262631150
Item Number (DPCI): 247-31-0510
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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