Re: Mr. Bird and other carnivores

John:
> And Rosta scripsit:
>
> > > > -- According to my definitions of bluebirdhood.
> > >
> > > So Kind is subjective?
> >
> > Precisely as subjective as every predicate. In using a predicate, I
cannot
> > escape using my own beliefs about what its definition is.
>
> I don't think so. It's one thing to decide if something is or is not
> a bluebird or a U.S. president. It's quite another to decide what
> must or cannot be a bluebird or U.S. president.

The two differ wrt sufficient conditions, but are equivalent wrt necessary
conditions.

But anyway, to make claims about the kinds Mr Broda is a subkind of is
to make claims about the definition of Broda, and involves considering
necessary conditions of category membership (which involves considering
hypotheticals).

--And.