I think that there is a socially constructed blind spot around this point. People see that the “Nothing But” argument is claiming that materialistic reduction destroys love, beauty, temperature, and pressure. However claiming that materialistic reduction destroys temperature and pressure is silly.
Yes! Excellent point. I’m not even sure what “explaining away” means, for that matter. It seems to be another one of these notions that comes with a value judgment dangling from it.
Oh, I see, sorry for the misunderstanding.
Yes! Excellent point. I’m not even sure what “explaining away” means, for that matter. It seems to be another one of these notions that comes with a value judgment dangling from it.
http://lesswrong.com/lw/oo/explaining_vs_explaining_away/