Language: A Biological Model
Author:   Ruth Garrett Millikan (University of Connecticut)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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Pages:   240
Publication Date:   18 August 2005
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Author:   Ruth Garrett Millikan (University of Connecticut)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Clarendon Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.40cm
Weight:   0.373kg
ISBN:  

9780199284764


ISBN 10:   0199284768
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   18 August 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Language Conventions Made Simple 2: In Defense of Public Language 3: Meaning, Meaning, and Meaning 4: The Son and the Daughter: On Sellars, Brandom, and Millikan 5: The Language-Thought Partnership 6: Why (most) Kinds are not Classes 7: Cutting Philosophy of Language Down to Size 8: Proper Function and Convention in Speech Acts 9: Pushmi-pullyu Representations 10: Semantics/Pragmatics (Purposes and Cross-Purposes)

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I enjoyed the read. I found much to applaud and much incitement to argument. William Cameron, Minds and Machines very well founded in discussions and debates in philosophy of language ... it will lead to new discussions and perspectives M. Brochhausen, Journal of Comparative Human Biology The essays are carefully organized to present Millikan's account of language in a novel, systemic manner...it's unapologetically ambitious, uncommonly though-provoking, and is full of insights, in every chapter. Moreover, she does often succeed at making her ideas more accessible than in other of her works...this new collection is often fascinating and consistently thought-provoking, and many of her claims that seem on first look to be obviously wrong become, over time, utterly compelling. The book is a challenge, but it's worth it. Brian Epstein, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews


I enjoyed the read. I found much to applaud and much incitement to argument. William Cameron, Minds and Machines very well founded in discussions and debates in philosophy of language ... it will lead to new discussions and perspectives M. Brochhausen, Journal of Comparative Human Biology The essays are carefully organized to present Millikan's account of language in a novel, systemic manner...it's unapologetically ambitious, uncommonly though-provoking, and is full of insights, in every chapter. Moreover, she does often succeed at making her ideas more accessible than in other of her works...this new collection is often fascinating and consistently thought-provoking, and many of her claims that seem on first look to be obviously wrong become, over time, utterly compelling. The book is a challenge, but it's worth it. Brian Epstein, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews


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