Original Article
Burge on Representation and Biological Function
Article first published online: 17 AUG 2012
DOI: 10.1002/tht3.18
© 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc and the Northern Institute of Philosophy
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How to Cite
Vicente, A. (2012), Burge on Representation and Biological Function. Thought: A Journal of Philosophy, 1: 125–133. doi: 10.1002/tht3.18
Publication History
- Issue published online: 24 OCT 2012
- Article first published online: 17 AUG 2012
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In Origins of Objectivity, Burge presents three arguments against what he calls ‘deflationism’: the project of explaining the representational function in terms of the notion of biological function. I evaluate these arguments and argue that they are not convincing.

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