Partial Understanding and Concept Possession: A Dilemma |
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| Authors: | Víctor M Verdejo Xavier de Donato Rodríguez |
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| Institution: | Department of Logic and Moral Philosophy, University of Santiago de Compostela |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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