Kovesi and the Formal and Material Elements of Concepts
In his seminal work Moral Notions, Julius Kovesi presents a novel account of concept formation. At the heart of this account is a distinction between what he terms the material element and the formal element of concepts. This paper elucidates his distinction in detail and contrasts it with other dis...
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Main Authors: | MOONEY, T. Brian, NOWACKI, Mark, WILLIAMS, John N. |
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Language: | English |
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2011
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Online Access: | https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/978 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/2233/viewcontent/KovesiMaterialFormalElementsConcepts_2011.pdf |
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