P1: U1, M2 Flashcards
These are the two techniques in analyzing concepts
intension & extension
These are the kind of things that are members of the domain of the concept
extension
These are the specific traits, or set of traits, characteristics, or even functions shared by members. It is what sets the members apart or differentiates them from the rest of the population.
intension
When the intention of a concept becomes very precise and clearly defined, it becomes ______
essential property
According to _____, if a concept’s intension does not have an essential property, then it cannot be
meaningful
essentialist
But, ________ argues that the concept of language games contradicts essentialist’s idea.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Wittgenstein believes in the idea of _______.
Family Resemblance
It is the similarities rather than commonalities of intensions.
Family Resemblance
It is a complicated network of similarities, overlapping and criss-crossing. Sometimes overall similarities, sometimes similarities of detail
Family resemblance
The strength of the ____ does not reside in the fact that some one fibre runs through its whole length, but in the overlapping of many fibres.
Thread
To fully understand any concept, you must analyze it in terms of ____, and _____
intension, extension
When the intension of the concept is an essential property, it leads to ____ membership
exclusive
In addition, essential property is the ___ and ____ condition for membership in extension
necessary and sufficient
The intension of the concept is characterized as either an ____ or only ____ of traits and characteristic.
essential property or family resemblance
Numerous concepts in ordinary language are held by ____ more than essential property
family resemblance
