Download or read book On Clear and Confused Ideas written by Ruth Garrett Millikan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-07-31 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by one of today's most creative and innovative philosophers, Ruth Garrett Millikan, this book examines basic empirical concepts; how they are acquired, how they function, and how they have been misrepresented in the traditional philosophical literature. In a radical departure from current philosophical and psychological theories of concepts, this book provides the first in-depth discussion on the psychological act of reidentification. It will be of interest to a broad range of students of philosophy, especially those interested in the application of evolutionary theory to analytic philosophy.