So concepts aren't definitions, but do they have necessary or sufficient features?

Pothos, Emmanuel M. and Hahn, Ulrike 2000. So concepts aren't definitions, but do they have necessary or sufficient features? British Journal of Psychology 91 (3) , pp. 439-450. 10.1348/000712600161925

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Abstract

Rips (1989) is one of the most widely cited demonstrations of the relevance of critical features in conceptual structure. A critical feature will impose constraints on how an object is classified, regardless of other factors, such as overall similarity. We review and clarify critical features proposals in terms of whether an assumption is being made about necessary features, sufficient features, or both (i.e. a definition). On the basis of this, we scrutinize Rips investigation and present our own empirical re-evaluation of this work. The results reported here do not support any strong view of necessary or sufficient features.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Psychology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Publisher:	British Psychological Society
ISSN:	0007-1269
Last Modified:	19 Mar 2016 23:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/35154

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