On 7/31/08, Mark Waser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Categorization depends upon context. This was pretty much decided by the late 1980s (look up Fuzzy Concepts).
This is an important point so I don't want to miss it. But I can't think of a very good example of context-dependence of concepts. Some books have these examples: 1. Chess is a sport that is a game (the book claims that people make this judgement). But chess is not a sport. 2. Tree houses are in the category of dwellings that are not buildings. But people also think tree houses are buildings. (Again, this example seems somewhat awkward to me). 3. All chairs are furniture. A seat in a car is a chair but people would not call a car seat furniture. So, it seems to be a violation of transitivity. Can anyone give better examples of context-dependence? YKY ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=108809214-a0d121 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
