RobinHanson comments on Hand vs. Fingers - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RobinHanson 30 March 2008 02:19:25PM 2 points [-]

Richard, I'm always amazed at what philosophers think they can see merely by "understanding the terms." Such analysis may well tell us a lot about what we often assume, but I am skeptical that it can tell us as much as philosophers think about what is actually possible vs. only apparently possible.