Words and Terms

Philosophy 61 (235):71 - 82 (1986)
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People used to think that the items referred to by one word, e.g. , should all have certain features in common, which would jointly constitute : and that this should enable us to decide whether any given item is a triangle or not.

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10.1017/s0031819100019562

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