Millikan and Her Critics by Williford, Kenneth -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Series page Title page Copyright page NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS FOREWORD A MILLIKAN BIBLIOGRAPHY INTRODUCTION

Proper Functions Representations: The Basic Teleosemantic Framework Concepts Externalism, Language, and Meaning Rationalism

1 TOWARD AN INFORMATIONAL TELEOSEMANTICS

Introduction Response Functions Information and Singular Causation The Functions of Sensory Representations The Contents of Sensory Representations: The Problem of Error The Contents of Sensory Representation: The Distality Problem REPLY TO NEANDER

2 SIGNALS, ICONS, AND BELIEFS

Introduction Senders and Receivers Content States of the Mind and Brain REPLY TO GODFREY-SMITH

3 MILLIKAN’S ISOMORPHISM REQUIREMENT

Introduction Isomorphism and Functional Isomorphism Millikan’s Reliance on Functional Isomorphism Isomorphisms and Productivity Exploiting 1–1 Maps Which Preserve Natural Relations Conclusion REPLY TO SHEA

4 MILLIKAN ON HONEYBEE NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION

Insect Cognition The Science of Honeybee Navigation and Communication Representation and Truth-Conditions Psychological Structure Pushmi-Pullyu Representations Folk Psychology as an Explanatory Paradigm REPLY TO RESCORLA

5 CONCEPTS: USEFUL FOR THINKING

Abilities Concepts Conclusion REPLY TO ANTONY

6 PROPERTIES OVER SUBSTANCE

REPLY TO FUMERTON

7 MILLIKAN’S HISTORICAL KINDS

Introduction: Russell’s Natural Kinds Is Biological Homeostasis Historical? Intrinsic Properties Redux Population Structure Conclusion: Are Species Duplicable? REPLY TO MATTHEN

8 MILLIKAN, REALISM, AND SAMENESS

I II III IV REPLY TO ELDER

9 CRANING THE ULTIMATE SKYHOOK: MILLIKAN ON THE LAW OF NONCONTRADICTION

10 ARE MILLIKAN’S CONCEPTS INSIDE-OUT?

Introduction Innerism and Outerism Are Some Concepts Inside-Out? Millikan’s Concepts REPLY TO PRINZ

11 THE EPISTEMOLOGY OF MEANING

Introduction Section 1 Section 2 Conclusion REPLY TO MACDONALDS

12 WEASELS AND THE A PRIORI

The Proliferation of Handles Why the Two-Dimensionalist Needs Millikan’s Positive Story Nodding Along to the Positive Story So What is There to Disagree About? When is a Term a Natural Kind Term? What Role Does the Deference to Naturalness Play in Natural Kind Terms and Concepts? The Commonality between Narrowly Similar Agents Some Arguments and Some Diagnoses Two Projects REPLY TO BRADDON-MITCHELL

13 ALL IN THE FAMILY

AFTERWORD REFERENCES INDEX