DEFINITIONS: DOES DISJUNCTION MEAN DYSFUNCTION?

The article discusses definitions that are disjunctive or the definition of things of interest that does not provide all one might want from a definition. It talks on the four features of a definition such as extensional adequacy, criterial adequacy, conjunctiveness, and motivational adequacy. It ci...

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Publicado en:Journal of Philosophy Vol. 106; no. 10; pp. 568 - 586
Autores principales: Kingsburry, Justine, McKeown-Green, Jonathan
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Journal of Philosophy Inc. Oct2009
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Sumario:The article discusses definitions that are disjunctive or the definition of things of interest that does not provide all one might want from a definition. It talks on the four features of a definition such as extensional adequacy, criterial adequacy, conjunctiveness, and motivational adequacy. It cites spouse as an example of disjunctive definition as well as the many definitions of art. It also notes the types of disjunctive definitions including the recursive sort.