Full Idea
The appeal of the classical theory of concepts is that it offers unified treatments of concept acquisition (assembling constituents), categorization (check constituents against target), and reference determination (whether they apply).
Gist of Idea
The classical theory explains acquisition, categorization and reference
Source
E Margolis/S Laurence (Concepts [2009], 2.1)
Book Reference
'Stanford Online Encyclopaedia of Philosophy', ed/tr. Stanford University [plato.stanford.edu], p.7
A Reaction
[See Idea 11128 for the theory] As so often, I find myself in sympathy with the traditional view which has been relegated to ignominy by our wonderful modern philosophers.
Related Idea
Idea 11128 Classically, concepts give necessary and sufficient conditions for falling under them [Margolis/Laurence]