[Others] note that my ‘avoidance of the standard philosophical terminology for discussing such matters’ often creates problems for me; philosophers have a hard time figuring out what I am saying and what I am denying. My refusal to play ball with my colleagues is deliberate, of course, since I view the standard philosophical terminology as worse than useless — a major obstacle to progress since it consists of so many errors.
– Daniel Dennett, The Message is: There is no Medium
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