书名: On Clear and Confused Ideas: An Essay about Substance Concepts (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy)
作者: Ruth Garrett Millikan (Author)
出版社: Cambridge University Press (July 31, 2000)
语言：English
ISBN-10: 052162553X
ISBN-13: 978-0521625531
Book Description
Written by one of today’s most creative and innovative philosophers, Ruth Garrett Millikan, this book examines basic empirical concepts; how they are acquired, how they function, and how they have been misrepresented in the traditional philosophical literature. Millikan places cognitive psychology in an evolutionary context where human cognition is assumed to be an outgrowth of primitive forms of mentality, and assumed to have ‘functions’ in the biological sense. Of particular interest are her discussions of the nature of abilities as different from dispositions, her detailed analysis of the psychological act of reidentifying substances, and her critique of the language of thought for mental representation. In a radical departure from current philosophical and psychological theories of concepts, this book provides the first in-depth discussion on the psychological act of reidentification.
"The book has the rare merit of combining rigorous physical analysis with refreshingly original ideas." --Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
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作者: Ruth Garrett Millikan (Author)
出版社: Cambridge University Press (July 31, 2000)
语言：English
ISBN-10: 052162553X
ISBN-13: 978-0521625531
Book Description
Written by one of today’s most creative and innovative philosophers, Ruth Garrett Millikan, this book examines basic empirical concepts; how they are acquired, how they function, and how they have been misrepresented in the traditional philosophical literature. Millikan places cognitive psychology in an evolutionary context where human cognition is assumed to be an outgrowth of primitive forms of mentality, and assumed to have ‘functions’ in the biological sense. Of particular interest are her discussions of the nature of abilities as different from dispositions, her detailed analysis of the psychological act of reidentifying substances, and her critique of the language of thought for mental representation. In a radical departure from current philosophical and psychological theories of concepts, this book provides the first in-depth discussion on the psychological act of reidentification.
- A radical departure from current philosophical and pyschological theories of concepts
- The first serious discussion of the nature of human abilities as different from mere dispositions
- Ruth Garrett Millikan is a big name in her field
"The book has the rare merit of combining rigorous physical analysis with refreshingly original ideas." --Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
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