Millikan, Ruth Garrett

Philosopher American Born 1933 (age 93)

Developed teleosemantics and naturalized epistemology.

378 quotes

"Representation is the essence of thought."
Creativity
"We are shaped by evolutionary pressures."
Change
"Truth requires appropriate causal connections."
Truth
"Knowledge comes from proper function."
Education
"The world constrains what we can think."
"Purpose is embedded in biological systems."
Science
"Mind and body are inseparable."
Philosophy
"Understanding is a natural phenomenon."
Wisdom
"We cannot escape our evolutionary heritage."
Life
"Meaning arises from proper relationships."
Relationships
"Language expresses our deepest thoughts."
Literature
"The brain enables all cognition."
Science
"Purpose is not imposed externally."
Freedom
"We are fundamentally connected to nature."
Nature
"Understanding requires patience and careful observation."
Patience
"Representation allows us to transcend immediate experience."
Imagination
"Evolution explains the origins of mind."
Science
"Purpose emerges through natural processes."
Wisdom
"We must integrate science with philosophy."
Knowledge
"Meaning depends on causal history."
Time
"Truth is grounded in proper function."
Truth
"Language is a window into the mind."
Education
"The natural world constrains possibility."
Nature
"We are products of deep time."
History
"Understanding minds requires scientific rigor."
Science
"Freedom emerges from understanding."
Freedom
"Purpose and meaning are real phenomena."
Philosophy
"We are fundamentally biological creatures."
Life
"Knowledge requires proper grounding."
Knowledge
"Representation is a natural capacity."
Creativity