Chapter 1: Scrutability and the Aufbau
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It is a familiar idea in philosophy that many concepts can be wholly analyzed as structures made up of simpler concepts. For example, Aristotle held that man can be defined as rational animal. Ths suggests that that the concept man is a complex concept built out of the simpler concepts rational and animal. Many philosophers go further, suggesting that all concepts are built up from a limited supply of primitive concepts. An idea like this is suggested by John Locke:
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