Teleosemantics

Edited by Graham Macdonald and David Papineau

A Clarendon Press Publication

Hot topic at the scientific end of philosophy
The starting-point for all future work
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All essays specially written for this volume

Teleosemantics

Edited by Graham Macdonald and David Papineau

A Clarendon Press Publication

Description

Teleosemantics seeks to explain meaning and other intentional phenomena in terms of their function in the life of the species. This volume of new essays from an impressive line-up of well-known contributors offers a valuable summary of the current state of the teleosemantics debate.

Teleosemantics

Edited by Graham Macdonald and David Papineau

A Clarendon Press Publication

1. Teleosemantics: The Programme, Prospects, and Problems, Graham Macdonald and David Papineau
2. Language, Modularity, and Evolution, Kim Sterelny
3. Mental Representation, Naturalism, and Teleosemantics, Peter Godfrey-Smith
4. Representation, Teleosemantics, and the Problem of Self-Knowledge, Fred Dretske
5. The Epistemological Objection to Opaque Teleological Theories of Content, Frank Jackson
6. Useless Content, Ruth Millikan
7. On Thinking of Kinds: A Neuroscientific Perspective, Dan Ryder
8. Teleosemantics and the Consumer, Mohan Matthen
9. . Content for Cognitive Science, Karen Neander
10. Representation and Unexploited Content, Robert Cummins, Jim Blackmon, David Byrd, Alexa Lee, and Martin Roth
11. Fearing Fluffy: The Content of an Emotional Appraisal, Carolyn Price

Teleosemantics

Edited by Graham Macdonald and David Papineau

A Clarendon Press Publication

Author Information

Contributors:

Graham Macdonald
David Papineau
Kim Sterelny
Peter Godfrey-Smith
Fred Dretske
Frank Jackson
Ruth Millikan
Dan Ryder
Mohan Matthen
Karen Neander
Robert Cummins
Jim Blackmon
David Byrd
Alexa Lee
Martin Roth
Carolyn Price