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652Teleosemantics and Pushmi-Pullyu RepresentationsErkenntnis 79 (S3): 1-22. 2014.One of the main tenets of current teleosemantic theories is that simple representations are Pushmi-Pullyu states, i.e. they carry descriptive and imperative content at the same time. In the paper I present an argument that shows that if we add this claim to the core tenets of teleosemantics, then (1) it entails that, necessarily, all representations are Pushmi-Pullyu states and (2) it undermines one of the main motivations for the Pushmi-Pullyu account
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467Liberal Representationalism: A Deflationist DefenseDialectica 70 (3): 407-430. 2016.The idea that only complex brains can possess genuine representations is an important element in mainstream philosophical thinking. An alternative view, which I label ‘liberal representationalism’, holds that we should accept the existence of many more full-blown representations, from activity in retinal ganglion cells to the neural states produced by innate releasing mechanisms in cognitively unsophisticated organisms. A promising way of supporting liberal representationalism is to show it to b…Read more
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344The Modal Theory of Function Is Not about FunctionsPhilosophy of Science 81 (4): 580-591. 2014.In a series of papers, Bence Nanay has recently put forward and defended a new theory of function, which he calls the ‘Modal Theory of Function’. In this article, I critically address this theory and argue that it fails to fulfill some key desiderata that a satisfactory theory of function must comply with. As a result, I conclude that, whatever property Nanay’s notion of function refers to, it is not the property having the function that is standardly attributed in science
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530Reliable Misrepresentation and TeleosemanticsDisputatio (37): 265-281. 2013.Mendelovici (forthcoming) has recently argued that (1) tracking theories of mental representation (including teleosemantics) are incompatible with the possibility of reliable misrepresentation and that (2) this is an important difficulty for them. Furthermore, she argues that this problem commits teleosemantics to an unjustified a priori rejection of color eliminativism. In this paper I argue that (1) teleosemantics can accommodate most cases of reliable misrepresentation, (2) those cases the th…Read more
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834Teleosemantics, Infotel-semantics and CircularityInternational Journal of Philosophical Studies 22 (4): 583-603. 2014.Peter Godfrey-Smith and Nicholas Shea have argued that standard versions of teleosemantics render explanations of successful behavior by appealing to true beliefs circular and, consequently, non-explanatory. As an alternative, Shea has recently suggested an original teleosemantic account (that he calls ?Infotel-semantics?), which is supposed to be immune to the problem of circularity. The paper argues that the standard version of teleosemantics has a satisfactory reply to the circularity objecti…Read more
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380Millikan and Her Critics, edited by Dan Ryder, Justine Kingsbury, and Kenneth Williford (review)Mind 124 (494): 679-683. 2015.
Marc Artiga
Universitat De València
Universitat de Valencia
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Universitat De ValènciaDepartment De FilosofiaLecturer
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Philosophy of Mind |
Philosophy of Biology |
Philosophy of Cognitive Science |
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