Part I
0: Introduction to Part I
1: A Clumpy World
2: Direct Reference for Extensional Terms
3: Introducing Unitrackers and Unicepts
4: Functions of Same-Tracking
5: How Unicepts Get Their Referents
6: Misrepresentation, Redundancy, Equivocity, Emptiness (and
Swampman)
7: Some Implications
Part II
8: Introduction to Part II
9: Indexicals and Self-Signs
10: An Anatomy of Signs
11: Infosigns and Natural Information
12: Intentional Signs
13: Linguistic Signs
14: Perception, Especially Perception through Language
15: Markers of Identity and Grounded Infosigns
16: Out-side Pragmatics: Descriptions, Quantifiers, Directives
Glossary
Ruth Garrett Millikan is Distinguished Professor Emerita at the
University of Connecticut. She was raised in the college town of
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, and educated at Oberlin College and Yale
University. She is a Member of the American Academy of Arts and
Sciences, and Winner of the 2017 Rescher Prize for Systematic
Philosophy. She is also the winner of the 2017 Rolf Shock Prize in
Logic and Philosophy. Her other books are Language, Thought and
Other
Biological Categories (1984), White Queen Psychology and Other
Essays for Alice (1993), On Clear and Confused Ideas (2000),
Varieties of Meaning (2004), and Language: A Biological Model
(2005).
Beyond Concepts is an impressive work of systematic philosophy.
*Mikio Akagi, The Philosophical Quarterly*
Brilliant
*Geoffrey Pullum, Chronicle of Higher Education*
This book is a great philosophical achievement. The breadth and
originality of Millikan's view are remarkable. She shows how a
naturalistic approach can provide a fresh perspective on central
philosophical puzzles and puts forward several new ideas that will
engender lively debates. The systematic character of her work is
especially impressive - Millikan tackles many different themes, but
the various components of her account fit together beautifully and
mutually support each other. This book has much to offer to both
those already familiar with her work and new readers.
*Andrea Onofri, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews*
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