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An earlier version of this paper was presented at the Philosophy Seminar of Princeton University, March 1979. For comments and criticism, I am especially indebted to Richard C. Jeffrey and Saul Kripke. I also owe thanks to Joseph S. Ullian for helpful suggestions.
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Stemmer, N. Generalization classes as alternatives for similarities and some other concepts. Erkenntnis 16, 73–102 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00219644
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