Millikan and Her Critics

Dan Ryder is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia, and publishes primarily in philosophy of mind and theoretical neuroscience.Justine Kingsbury is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand. She works in philosophy of mind, philosophy of biology, aesthetics, and informal logic.Kenneth Williford is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at The University of Texas at Arlington. He works in philosophy of mind, modern philosophy, and phenomenology.

• Notes on Contributors viiForeword ixDaniel C. DennettA Millikan Bibliography xiiiIntroduction 1Dan Ryder, Justine Kingsbury, and Kenneth Williford1 Toward an Informational Teleosemantics 21Karen NeanderReply to Neander, by Ruth Millikan2 Signals, Icons, and Beliefs 41Peter Godfrey-SmithReply to Godfrey-Smith, by Ruth Millikan3 Millikan’s Isomorphism Requirement 63Nicholas SheaReply to Shea, by Ruth Millikan4 Millikan on Honeybee Navigation and Communication 87Michael RescorlaReply to Rescorla, by Ruth Millikan5 Concepts: Useful for Thinking 107Louise AntonyReply to Antony, by Ruth Millikan6 Properties Over Substance 123Richard FumertonReply to Fumerton, by Ruth Millikan7 Millikan’s Historical Kinds 135Mohan MatthenReply to Matthen, by Ruth Millikan8 Millikan, Realism, and Sameness 155Crawford L. ElderReply to Elder, by Ruth Millikan9 Craning the Ultimate Skyhook: Millikan on the Law of Noncontradiction 176Charles NussbaumReply to Nussbaum, by Ruth Millikan10 Are Millikan’s Concepts Inside-Out? 198Jesse PrinzReply to Prinz, by Ruth Millikan11 The Epistemology of Meaning 221Cynthia Macdonald and Graham MacdonaldReply to Macdonalds, by Ruth Millikan12 Weasels and the A Priori 241David Braddon-MitchellReply to Braddon-Mitchell, by Ruth Millikan13 All in the Family 259Willem A. deVriesReply to deVries, by Ruth MillikanAfterword 281Ruth MillikanReferences 282Index 292

"Anyone interested in Ruth Millikan's work should warmly welcome the publication of this engaging and thought-provoking book . . . Indeed, perhaps the most important common idea shared by all essays is that, after so many years, Millikan's views are still alive because they are extremely useful tools for thinking and addressing philosophical problems." (Mind, 1 April 2015)"Millikan will be one of our most enduring contemporary philosophers. This book offers an invaluable perspective on critical alternatives to her theories, and in the process not only clarifies her place in many contemporary debates, but also clarifies some of the more challenging aspects of her work." (Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, 24 October 2013)"There is a nice balance between sympathetic and skeptical commentators; and the discussion is constructive and illuminating throughout. The editors have provided an excellent introduction, which offers a lucid and elegant summary of Millikan's views, as well as highlighting the main points of discussion in the book. Moreover, Millikan's replies are extremely helpful in clarifying some of the stickier points in her earlier writings.... Taken together, the essays collected here offer an intensive and illuminating exploration of Millikan's views. The result is an excellent addition to the literature on metaphysics and on the philosophy of mind and language." (Biology and Philosophy, 28 January 2014)