Ruth Millikan
Contemporary United States Philosophy of Mind
Biography
American philosopher. Known for her work on philosophy of biology, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language.
Life Dates
Born: April 28, 1933
Notable Quotes
"Proper functions."
"Language, thought, and other biological categories."
"Teleosemantics."
"Pushmi-pullyu representations."
"Meaning is grounded in biological function."
Contemporaries
John RawlsJudith ButlerMartha NussbaumCornel WestNancy CartwrightWillard Van Orman QuineThomas KuhnJohn RawlsRichard RortyNoam ChomskyMartha NussbaumDaniel DennettJudith ButlerCornel WestAlvin PlantingaSaul KripkeHilary PutnamJohn SearleThomas NagelRobert NozickChristine KorsgaardMichael SandelNancy FraserLinda ZagzebskiDavid LewisPeter van InwagenBrian LeiterJoshua GreeneJonathan HaidtHelen LonginoElliott SoberKaren BennettSusanna SiegelPaul BoghossianSarah PaulRobert BrandomHubert DreyfusAlison GopnikJesse PrinzShaun NicholsTamar GendlerStephen YabloSally HaslangerJason StanleyL.A. PaulPeter RailtonFred DretskeTyler BurgeNed BlockSydney ShoemakerRoderick ChisholmNelson GoodmanWilfrid Sellars