Vladimir_Nesov comments on What does a calculator mean by "2"? - Less Wrong Discussion
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"Reason for action" is no more enlightening than "morality", but with less explanatory (curiosity-stopping) connotations. In that context, it was more of "that hot yellow-ish stuff over there" as opposed to "phlogiston".