?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Holism%2C+Concept+Individuation%2C+and+Conceptual+Change&rft.creator=Brigandt%2C+Ingo&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Language&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Science&rft.description=The+paper+discusses+concept+individuation+in+the+context+of+scientific+concepts+and+conceptual+change+in+science.+It+is+argued+that+some+concepts+can+be+individuated+in+different+ways.+A+particular+term+may+be+viewed+as+corresponding+to+a+single+concept+(which+is+ascribed+to+every+person+from+a+whole+scientific+field).+But+at+the+same+time%2C+we+can+legitimately+individuate+in+a+more+fine+grained+manner%2C+i.e.%2C+this+term+can+also+be+considered+as+corresponding+to+two+or+several+concepts+(so+that+each+of+these+concepts+is+attributed+to+a+smaller+group+of+persons+only).+The+reason+is+that+there+are+different+philosophical+and+explanatory+interests+that+underlie+a+particular+study+of+the+change+of+a+scientific+term.+These+interests+determine+how+a+concept+is+to+be+individuated%3B+and+as+the+same+term+can+be+subject+to+different+philosophical+studies+and+interests%2C+its+content+can+be+individuated+in+different+ways.&rft.date=2004&rft.type=Conference+Paper&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3934%2F1%2FSEFA_04_Brigandt.pdf&rft.identifier=++Brigandt%2C+Ingo++(2004)+Holism%2C+Concept+Individuation%2C+and+Conceptual+Change.++%5BConference+Paper%5D++++(In+Press)++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3934%2F