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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Published in:Journal of Philosophy Vol. 106; no. 10; pp. 568 - 586
Main Authors: Kingsburry, Justine, McKeown-Green, Jonathan
Format: Article
Published: Journal of Philosophy Inc. Oct2009
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