Ruth Garrett Millikan presents a highly original account of cognition - of how we get to grips with the world in thought. The question at the heart of her book

Western philosophy has been dominated by the concept or the idea—the belief that there is one sovereign notion or singular principle that can make reality exp

Concepts embody our knowledge of the kinds of things there are in the world. Tying our past experiences to our present interactions with the environment, they e

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Written from the perspective of Western intellect, "Beyond Concepts" unravels concepts in a way that can leave readers questioning every belief they have ever h