Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Science and Method', 'Identity and Reference' and 'Anthropological Studies of Classification'

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6 ideas

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 2. Geometry
10245 One geometry cannot be more true than another [Poincaré]
7. Existence / E. Categories / 1. Categories
10496 Monothetic categories have fixed defining features, and polythetic categories do not [Ellen]
10497 In symbolic classification, the categories are linked to rules [Ellen]
7. Existence / E. Categories / 5. Category Anti-Realism
10495 Continuous experience sometimes needs imposition of boundaries to create categories [Ellen]
13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 4. Cultural relativism
10498 Classification is no longer held to be rooted in social institutions [Ellen]
18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 5. Mental Files
16362 An identity statement aims at getting the hearer to merge two mental files [Lockwood]