Ideas from 'Anthropological Studies of Classification' by Roy Ellen [1996], by Theme Structure

[found in 'The Categorical Impulse' by Ellen,Roy [Bergahn Books 2008,978-1-84545-155-4]].

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7. Existence / E. Categories / 1. Categories

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Monothetic categories have fixed defining features, and polythetic categories do not

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In symbolic classification, the categories are linked to rules

7. Existence / E. Categories / 5. Category Anti-Realism

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Continuous experience sometimes needs imposition of boundaries to create categories

13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 4. Cultural relativism

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Classification is no longer held to be rooted in social institutions