On Clear and Confused Ideas: An Essay about Substance Concepts (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521625531)

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. 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. It will be of interest to a broad range of students of philosophy, especially those interested in the application of evolutionary theory to analytic philosophy.

Author: Ruth Garrett Millikan
ISBN-10: 052162553X
ISBN-13: 9780521625531
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/31/2000
Pages: 276
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.95h x 5.99w x 0.69d