Ruth Millikan
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Ruth Millikan is an American philosopher best known for her influential work in philosophy of mind, language, and biology, particularly her teleosemantic theory of mental content.
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| Ruth Millikan canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
American philosopher
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academic ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in philosophy ⓘ |
| approach | naturalism in philosophy ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Jean Nicod Prize
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Nicholas Rescher Prize for Systematic Philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1933 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| concept |
proper function
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pushmi-pullyu representations ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Wilfrid Sellars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Oberlin College
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Yale University ⓘ |
| field |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of biology ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| influenced |
naturalistic theories of content
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philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Charles Darwin
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Donald Davidson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludwig Wittgenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilfrid Sellars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
biosemantics
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naturalistic theory of representation ⓘ teleosemantic theory of mental content ⓘ teleosemantics ⓘ work on functions in biology ⓘ work on mental content ⓘ work on reference ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| notableWork |
Language, Thought, and Other Biological Categories
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On Clear and Confused Ideas NERFINISHED ⓘ Varieties of Meaning NERFINISHED ⓘ White Queen Psychology and Other Essays for Alice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of philosophy ⓘ |
| theory |
selected effects theory of function
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teleological theory of representation ⓘ |
| workInstitution | University of Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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