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'Philosophy of Mathematics', 'The Logic of Infinity' and 'A Study of Concepts'
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18. Thought / D. Concepts / 1. Concepts / b. Concepts in philosophy
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Philosophy should merely give necessary and sufficient conditions for concept possession [Peacocke, by Machery]
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Peacocke's account of possession of a concept depends on one view of counterfactuals [Peacocke, by Machery]
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Peacocke's account separates psychology from philosophy, and is very sketchy [Machery on Peacocke]
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18. Thought / D. Concepts / 3. Ontology of Concepts / b. Concepts as abilities
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Possessing a concept is being able to make judgements which use it [Peacocke]
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A concept is just what it is to possess that concept [Peacocke]
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Employing a concept isn't decided by introspection, but by making judgements using it [Peacocke]
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18. Thought / D. Concepts / 4. Structure of Concepts / b. Analysis of concepts
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An analysis of concepts must link them to something unconceptualized [Peacocke]
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18. Thought / D. Concepts / 4. Structure of Concepts / f. Theory theory of concepts
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Concepts are constituted by their role in a group of propositions to which we are committed [Peacocke, by Greco]
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 2. Abstracta by Selection
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Simple types can be apprehended through their tokens, via abstraction [Shapiro]
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 3. Abstracta by Ignoring
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We can apprehend structures by focusing on or ignoring features of patterns [Shapiro]
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We can focus on relations between objects (like baseballers), ignoring their other features [Shapiro]
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 7. Abstracta by Equivalence
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Abstract objects might come by abstraction over an equivalence class of base entities [Shapiro]
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