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Partial Understanding and Concept Possession: A Dilemma
Author(s) -
Verdejo Víctor M.,
Donato Rodríguez Xavier
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
ratio
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1467-9329
pISSN - 0034-0006
DOI - 10.1111/rati.12065
Subject(s) - possession (linguistics) , dilemma , epistemology , face (sociological concept) , generalization , psychology , social psychology , sociology , philosophy , social science , linguistics
In the light of partial (mis)understanding, we examine the thesis that concepts are individuated in terms of possession conditions and show that adherents face a fatal dilemma: Either concept‐individuating possession conditions include cases of partially (mis)understood concepts or not. If yes, possession conditions do not individuate concepts. If no, the thesis is too restricted and lacks a minimally satisfactory level of generalization.