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[filed under theme 18. Thought / D. Concepts / 4. Structure of Concepts / a. Conceptual structure ]

Full Idea

For each concept, there will be some reasons or norms distinctive of that concept.

Gist of Idea

Concepts have distinctive reasons and norms

Source

Christopher Peacocke (Truly Understood [2008], 2.3)

Book Ref

Peacocke,Christopher: 'Truly Understood' [OUP 2008], p.76


A Reaction

This is Peacocke's bold Fregean thesis (and it sounds rather Kantian to me). I dislike the word 'norms' (long story), but reasons are interesting. The trouble is the distinction between being a reason for something (its cause) and being a reason for me.