I’d had it there originally, and had then removed it on the theory peoples’ persistent tendency to postulate an essential and irreducible ethics had more to do with folks having strong and non-truth-seeking motives on the subject than with empirical regularities of a sort that essences could help predict.
But on reflection, one’s goals are confusingly different from other sorts of phenomena, so maybe even without strong emotions folks would expect magical essences here.
Which list? The list of things successfully reduced, or the list of candidates for reduction that you are asking us to help you build?
You wondered why people seem to be confused by this posting. I think it is because there are two lists being discussed here, and you have been extremely unclear in your transitions in distinguishing them.
You’re right—ethics should be on the list.
I’d had it there originally, and had then removed it on the theory peoples’ persistent tendency to postulate an essential and irreducible ethics had more to do with folks having strong and non-truth-seeking motives on the subject than with empirical regularities of a sort that essences could help predict.
But on reflection, one’s goals are confusingly different from other sorts of phenomena, so maybe even without strong emotions folks would expect magical essences here.
Which list? The list of things successfully reduced, or the list of candidates for reduction that you are asking us to help you build?
You wondered why people seem to be confused by this posting. I think it is because there are two lists being discussed here, and you have been extremely unclear in your transitions in distinguishing them.
Or maybe it is just me.