AlephNeil comments on Two straw men fighting - Less Wrong

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Comment author: AlephNeil 22 April 2011 04:01:46PM 0 points [-]

Sorry but I think that's confused, for reasons I've already explained.

Honestly, you'd enjoy reading Nagel. If it helps, he's an anti-reductionist just like you, who doesn't think in terms of 'dissolving' philosophical problems.

Comment author: Peterdjones 22 April 2011 04:10:01PM 0 points [-]

I didn't say I was anti reductionist. I find this us-and-them stuff rather annoying.

Comment author: AlephNeil 22 April 2011 04:16:02PM 0 points [-]

OK. Replace the word "who" with "in that he" in my previous comment.

Comment author: Peterdjones 22 April 2011 04:28:08PM 0 points [-]

I don't mind dissolving prolbems if all else fails. But you cannot reduce everything to nothing.