I concur. I did a quick google for “utilons”, and most of the hits I found were (1) from LW or OB, and (2) using “utilons” to mean exactly what Phil is saying it doesn’t mean. I don’t recall seeing “utilon” in (e.g.) philosophy or economics books with the meaning Phil prefers. Phil, where have you found “utilon” used to mean things like dollars?
I concur. I did a quick google for “utilons”, and most of the hits I found were (1) from LW or OB, and (2) using “utilons” to mean exactly what Phil is saying it doesn’t mean. I don’t recall seeing “utilon” in (e.g.) philosophy or economics books with the meaning Phil prefers. Phil, where have you found “utilon” used to mean things like dollars?
Utilon isn’t a standard word. I’ll re-write the post not to use it. The definition of utilon is a tangential issue that I don’t care about.