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<p>Notes on Contributors vii</p> <p>Foreword ix<br /><i>Daniel C. Dennett</i></p> <p>A Millikan Bibliography xiii</p> <p>Introduction 1<br /><i>Dan Ryder, Justine Kingsbury, </i>and<i> Kenneth Williford</i></p> <p>1 Toward an Informational Teleosemantics 21<br /><i>Karen Neander</i></p> <p>Reply to <i>Neander</i>, by <i>Ruth Millikan</i></p> <p>2 Signals, Icons, and Beliefs 41<br /><i>Peter Godfrey-Smith</i></p> <p>Reply to <i>Godfrey-Smith</i>, by <i>Ruth Millikan</i></p> <p>3 Millikan’s Isomorphism Requirement 63<br /><i>Nicholas Shea</i></p> <p>Reply to <i>Shea</i>, by <i>Ruth Millikan</i></p> <p>4 Millikan on Honeybee Navigation and Communication 87<br /><i>Michael Rescorla</i></p> <p>Reply to <i>Rescorla</i>, by <i>Ruth Millikan</i></p> <p>5 Concepts: Useful for Thinking 107<br /><i>Louise Antony</i></p> <p>Reply to <i>Antony</i>, by <i>Ruth Millikan</i></p> <p>6 Properties Over Substance 123<br /><i>Richard Fumerton</i></p> <p>Reply to <i>Fumerton</i>, by <i>Ruth Millikan</i></p> <p>7 Millikan’s Historical Kinds 135<br /><i>Mohan Matthen</i></p> <p>Reply to <i>Matthen</i>, by <i>Ruth Millikan</i></p> <p>8 Millikan, Realism, and Sameness 155<br /><i>Crawford L. Elder</i></p> <p>Reply to <i>Elder</i>, by <i>Ruth Millikan</i></p> <p>9 Craning the Ultimate Skyhook: Millikan on the Law of Noncontradiction 176<br /><i>Charles Nussbaum</i></p> <p>Reply to <i>Nussbaum</i>, by <i>Ruth Millikan</i></p> <p>10 Are Millikan’s Concepts Inside-Out? 198<br /><i>Jesse Prinz</i></p> <p>Reply to <i>Prinz</i>, by <i>Ruth Millikan</i></p> <p>11 The Epistemology of Meaning 221<br /><i>Cynthia Macdonald </i>and<i> Graham Macdonald</i></p> <p>Reply to <i>Macdonalds</i>, by <i>Ruth Millikan</i></p> <p>12 Weasels and the <i>A Priori </i>241<br /><i>David Braddon-Mitchell</i></p> <p>Reply to <i>Braddon-Mitchell</i>, by <i>Ruth Millikan</i></p> <p>13 All in the Family 259<br /><i>Willem A. deVries</i></p> <p>Reply to <i>deVries</i>, by <i>Ruth Millikan</i></p> <p>Afterword 281<br /><i>Ruth Millikan</i></p> <p>References 282</p> <p>Index 292</p>

<p>"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." (<i>Mind</i>, 1 April 2015)</p> <p>"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." (<i>Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews</i>, 24 October 2013)</p> <p>"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." (<i>Biology and Philosophy</i>, 28 January 2014)</p>

<p><b>Dan Ryder</b> is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia, and publishes primarily in philosophy of mind and theoretical neuroscience.</p> <p><b>Justine Kingsbury</b> 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.</p> <p><b>Kenneth Williford</b> 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.</p>

<p>Among the list of philosophers who have made the most significant contributions to the articulation and development of the naturalistic program in the theory of mind and language are Jerry Fodor, Fred Dretske, Daniel Dennett, Patricia and Paul Churchland, and Ruth Millikan. With her unwavering focus on the proper functions of our cognitive and linguistic mechanisms as a unifying thread, Millikan's body of work is especially noteworthy for its scope, coherence, and striking originality. Along with her meticulously worked-out theory of mind and language, Millikan has made important contributions to philosophy of biology, epistemology, and metaphysics.</p> <p><i>Millikan and Her Critics</i> presents a collection of original essays by leading philosophers that closely examine various theories put forward by Ruth Millikan—along with Millikan's own responses to each critique. This thought-provoking series of readings sheds important new light on the views of a contemporary philosopher who has made significant contributions to our understanding of the nature of mind and language.</p>

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