{"product_id":"on-clear-and-confused-ideas-an-essay-about-substance-concepts-paperback-9780521625531","title":"On Clear and Confused Ideas; An Essay about Substance Concepts (Paperback) 9780521625531","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOn Clear and Confused Ideas\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Essay about Substance Concepts\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMillikan provides the first in-depth discussion on the psychological act of reidentification.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRuth Garrett Millikan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521625531, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 31 July 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e276 pages, 3 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.7 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.38 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The book has the rare merit of combining rigorous physical analysis with refreshingly original ideas.\"   Philosophy and Phenomenological Research\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWritten 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introducing substance concepts\u003cbr\u003e 2. Substances: the ontology\u003cbr\u003e 3. Classifying, identifying, and the function of substance concepts\u003cbr\u003e 4. The nature of abilities: how is extension determined?\u003cbr\u003e 5. More mama, more milk and more mouse: the structure and development of substance concepts\u003cbr\u003e 6. Substance concepts through language: knowing the meanings of words\u003cbr\u003e 7. How we make our ideas clear: epistemology for empirical concepts\u003cbr\u003e 8. Content and vehicle in perception\u003cbr\u003e 9. Sames versus sameness in conceptual contents and vehicles\u003cbr\u003e 10. Grasping sameness\u003cbr\u003e 11. In search of Strawsonian modes of presentation\u003cbr\u003e 12. Rejecting identity judgments and Fregean modes\u003cbr\u003e 13. Knowing what I'm thinking of\u003cbr\u003e 14. How extensions of new substance concepts are fixed: how substance concepts acquire intentionality\u003cbr\u003e 15. Cognitive luck: substance concepts in an evolutionary frame\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy: logic [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy: logic\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy:%20logic%20%5BHPL%5D%22\"\u003eHPL\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002506531096,"sku":"9780521625531","price":35.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521625531i_0557f60d-92fd-4a75-aa15-3fa5b2762d6c.jpg?v=1691370694","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/on-clear-and-confused-ideas-an-essay-about-substance-concepts-paperback-9780521625531","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}