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Single Idea 2475

[catalogued under 8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 6. Platonic Forms / b. Partaking]

Full Idea

It's a mistake to try to construe the notion of an instance in terms of the notion of a good instance (e.g. Platonic Forms); the latter is patently a special case of the former, so the right order of exposition is the other way round.

Gist of Idea

Don't define something by a good instance of it; a good example is a special case of the ordinary example

Source

Jerry A. Fodor (In a Critical Condition [2000], Ch. 4)

Book Reference

Fodor,Jerry A.: 'In Critical Condition' [MIT 2000], p.43