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15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 5. Generalisation by mind

15301	The very concepts of a particular power or nature imply the possibility of being generalised [Harré/Madden]
	Full Idea: The concepts of power, capacity and the nature of a particular involve generalisations and hence already presuppose that there are grounds for extrapolation.
	From: Harré,R./Madden,E.H. (Causal Powers [1975], 8.V)
	A reaction: I take sortal essentialism to be a serious misundertanding, but the mistake needs to be explained, and this idea is helpful towards that. I think the problem resides in the nature of the language we need to describe particulars.