On Clear and Confused Ideas: An Essay about Substance Concepts

by Ruth Garrett Millikan

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521623863
• ISBN13: 9780521623865
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"