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Features, philosophy: Features are fundamentally characteristics, however in the philosophical terminology according to Frege it has become natural to speak of (necessary) characteristics, but in objects of (contingent) properties. Objects do not have their properties necessarily, they can always be different. Concepts, on the other hand, have their characteristics necessarily. E.g. that circles are round is a necessary characteristic of the concept circle, but not a necessary property of drawn circles. It is, however, not the concept which has the characteristic itself, but the objects which fall under it.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.
 
Author Item    More concepts for author
Allen, Colin Features   Allen, Colin
Dawkins, Richard Features   Dawkins, Richard
Frege, Gottlob Features   Frege, Gottlob
Gärdenfors, Peter Features   Gärdenfors, Peter
Gould, Stephen Jay Features   Gould, Stephen Jay
Lyons, John Features   Lyons, John
Mayr, Ernst Features   Mayr, Ernst
Schiffer, Stephen Features   Schiffer, Stephen

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