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2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 8. Category Mistake / a. Category mistakes

6437	The theory of types makes 'Socrates and killing are two' illegitimate [Russell]
	Full Idea: 'Socrates and killing are two' would be an illegitimate sentence according to the doctrine of types.
	From: Bertrand Russell (My Philosophical Development [1959], Ch.14)
	A reaction: This nicely shows how Ryle's notion of a 'category mistake', although it is a commonsense observation of bogus reasoning, arises out of Russell's logical analysis of sets. Of course, the theory of types has its critics.