Response To: http://corbinbrassard.blogspot.com/2013/01/another-interpretation-for-platos.html

I think the point you're making is very interesting, I'm not going to agree or disagree since this is your opinion, but this is my response. :) 

• How long will a chair last? --> Not Forever.
• How long will the idea of a chair last? --> Forever.

If I sit on a trashcan, does that make it a chair? 

Bench vs. Chair

- is a bench a chair? 

- is it a stool?

- what are the size requirements to be a chair/bench/stool? 

I guess what i'm trying to argue is that any human can walk into a room thinking, "Where is a chair?" and make anything a chair when they sit down. The function of a chair is to support our bodies so anything one sits on could be classified as just that. 

Also, an example pointed out by Professor Johnson in class was the "Giant Porcupine," in the quad. Is it a giant porcupine? or is it something else? Size does not matter when defining things.