Full Idea
On prototype views, categories are characterized by distance from a prototype.
Gist of Idea
Categories are characterized by distance from a prototype
Source
Susan A. Gelman (The Essential Child [2003], 05 'Causation')
Book Reference
Gelman,Susan A.: 'The Essential Child' [OUP 2005], p.109
A Reaction
Gelman observes that this view makes no reference to any causal features of things. This cuts them off from using underlying essences in the process of categorisation and concept-formation. How do you spot a prototype, with no category?