Chapter
Understanding Conceptual Categories
1:17:26 - 1:26:50 (09:23)
The concept of a category is not limited to the physical features of a set of objects or instances. This podcast explains how abstract concepts, or conceptual categories, are held together by a function that defines the necessary and sufficient features of the category.
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The common idea of a concept is listing a set of features for the most typical instance of a category, however, not all instances of a category have all the features.
1:17:26 - 1:23:52 (06:26)
Summary
The common idea of a concept is listing a set of features for the most typical instance of a category, however, not all instances of a category have all the features. Features may also depend on contextual factors such as whether or not the category serves as a good pet.
ChapterUnderstanding Conceptual Categories
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PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
This podcast discusses Darwin's theory of evolution and how it challenged the traditional belief of a species as a classical category, leading to the understanding of a species as a conceptual category held together by an abstract concept or function.
1:23:53 - 1:26:50 (02:57)
Summary
This podcast discusses Darwin's theory of evolution and how it challenged the traditional belief of a species as a classical category, leading to the understanding of a species as a conceptual category held together by an abstract concept or function.