As an analogy it does make sense but it seems to me more like an attempt for a kind of mental sleight of hand. The fit of the key to the lock is better seen as the description of the pattern matching mechanism that is the implementation of a value judgment. A judgment is more like having the option between two (or more) keys that open the same lock but have different consequences. The question is on what basis we choose the key, not how the key works once chosen.
I really don’t see how the analogy gives any evidence for [2] but please tell me if I am missing something!
As an analogy it does make sense but it seems to me more like an attempt for a kind of mental sleight of hand. The fit of the key to the lock is better seen as the description of the pattern matching mechanism that is the implementation of a value judgment. A judgment is more like having the option between two (or more) keys that open the same lock but have different consequences. The question is on what basis we choose the key, not how the key works once chosen.
I really don’t see how the analogy gives any evidence for [2] but please tell me if I am missing something!