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I believe the correct approach is by looking at purpose, and more importantly primary purpose, rather than try to describe the chair itself. Eg, a chair is any
by setr 7y ago
I believe the correct approach is by looking at purpose, and more importantly primary purpose, rather than try to describe the chair itself.
Eg, a chair is any object whose primary purpose is to sit a single individual
If it's meant to seat multiple people, it's a bench, a sofa, etc, but not a chair
If it's meant to be extra comfortable, it might be a single-seat sofa, but this itself a chair
If it's a rock, but positioned such that it's primary purpose is to sit an individual, such as next to a table, then it's a chair.
And most notably, primary purpose is subjective -- it might be understood as a chair, or as a doorstop, depending on your viewpoint, and what you use it for.
- notJim 7y agoWhat about stools? I don't consider a stool to be a chair, I consider them two subtypes of seating. If someone told me to grab a chair and gestured to a stool I'd find it very slightly odd.
- setr 7y agoFine To sit an individual at close to, or at, a right angle in regards to their legs A small rock versus a big rock; Approximating a squat, or standing, is out of bounds But a stool may consistute a chair when sitting a child Regardless, I'm mainly talking about the approach to defining it, and that definition by purpose rather than structure is more likely to find a correct definition, not that my example definition is sufficient
- umvi 7y ago> a chair is any object whose primary purpose is to sit a single individual So is a zabuton[1] a chair? [1] https://www.dharmacrafts.com/01_zb/zabuton-mat https://www.dharmacrafts.com/01_zb/zabuton-mat