Lexicon of Arguments

 

I 301
Identification/Learning/Knowledge/World/Identity/Millikan: that we are not only programmed to identify, but that we can learn this, shows that we need to have a way of knowing how the world should look like. That is a knowledge-how.
>Knowing how.
I 302
Novelty/Millikan: we create new concepts by matching our methods of term repetition so that they produce consistent inner images for us.
Two conditions must be assumed:
1. Terms must be tested in groups that are small enough to locate the cause of inconsistencies.
2. There must be a rich opportunity for the emergence of contradictions.
>Introduction.
I 306
Learning/language/identification/child/Millikan: even a child learns a lot linguistically, which would be much more difficult to learn in direct perception. E.g. recognizing different dogs as belonging to one kind.
>Language, >Perception, >Language acquisition.
I 307
Learning/Language/identification/Wittgenstein/Millikan: Thesis: Learning how to identify something is like learning how to apply a measuring scale.