Millikan, Ruth Garrett
Beyond Concepts: Unicepts, Language, and Natural Information
- ISBN 13:
- 9780198717201
- author:
- Millikan, Ruth Garrett
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 23.3 x 15.5 x 1.3 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Psychology, Cognitive,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Ruth Garrett Millikan presents a highly original account of cognition - how we get to grips with the world in thought. Her central question is: how is knowledge possible? She addresses this from a contemporary naturalist standpoint, starting with an assumption that we are evolved creatures using cognition to navigate the natural world. Millikan's approach begins with ontology, seeking a rough understanding of what the world is like before cognition develops. From there, she explores the transmission of information through natural signs and purposeful signs, including language. Her book introduces key concepts such as unitrackers and unicepts, which help recognize patterns in experience. It also offers innovative theories on conceptual development, natural information, and language function. Millikan's work provides a nuanced analysis of various aspects of cognition, including perception, indexicals, demonstratives, and intensional contexts. Her ideas aim to bridge the gap between ontology and cognition, providing a new understanding of how we come to know the world around us.
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