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category mistake — noun (philosophy) An error resulting from assigning to something a quality or action that is properly assigned to things of another category • • • Main Entry: ↑category … Useful english dictionary
Category mistake — A category mistake, or category error, is a semantic or ontological error by which a property is ascribed to a thing that could not possibly have that property. For example, the statement the business of the book sleeps eternally is syntactically … Wikipedia
category mistake — A notion prominent in the work of Ryle . A category mistake arises when things or facts of one kind are presented as if they belonged to another. Someone would make a category mistake if after being shown all the battalions and regiments she… … Philosophy dictionary
category mistake — noun A semantic or ontological error by which a property is ascribed to a thing that could not possibly have that property … Wiktionary
Category of being — In metaphysics (in particular, ontology), the different kinds or ways of being are called categories of being or simply categories. To investigate the categories of being is to determine the most fundamental and the broadest classes of entities.… … Wikipedia
mistake — mis·take n 1: an unintentional error esp. in legal procedure or form that does not indicate bad faith and that commonly warrants excuse or relief by the court the court s power to revise a judgment because of fraud, mistake, or irregularity a… … Law dictionary
Mistake (Mike Oldfield song) — Mistake Single by Mike Oldfield from the album Crises (North American Version) B side Waldberg (The Pea … Wikipedia
Mistake (contract law) — In contract law, a mistake is an erroneous belief, at contracting, that certain facts are true. It can be argued as a defence, and if raised successfully can lead to the agreement in question being found void ab initio or voidable, or… … Wikipedia
MISTAKE — A legal transaction requires that the making up of the mind (or the conclusive intention of the parties to close the bargain – gemirat ha da at) be demonstrated (see acquisition , Modes of). When it is apparent that one of the parties lacked such … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Mistake of law — Criminal defenses P … Wikipedia
