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4955 | Some definitions aim to fix a reference rather than give a meaning [Kripke] |
8200 | Aristotelian definitions aim to give the essential properties of the thing defined [Aristotle, by Quine] |
4385 | Aristotelian definition involves first stating the genus, then the differentia of the thing [Aristotle, by Urmson] |
19291 | A canonical defintion specifies the type of thing, and what distinguish this specimen [Hale] |