Open Peer Commentary Millikan, R. G.: A common structure for concepts of individuals, stuffs, and real kinds: More Mama, more milk, and more mouse
Semantic realism, rigid designation, and dynamic semantics
Alice G. B. ter Meulen a1 a1 Department of Philosophy, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405
atm@phil.indiana.edu
Abstract
Semantic realism fits Millikan's account of kind terms in
its focus on information-theoretic abilities and strategic ways of
gathering information in human communication. Instead of the
traditional logical necessity, we should interpret rigid designation
in a dynamic semantics as a legislative act to constrain possible ways
in which our belief may change.
