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In reply to David Potts. Thanks, David. Again, quite helpful. I have some quibbles about your summary, but I think they are mainly just quibbles so I’ll just go through your responses to my points, keeping the 1-5 numbering. (1) I messed up my formulat…

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In reply to David Potts. I’ll read (and chew some) later and get back to you, David. Much thanks! LikeLike

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Chew, chew… Done. Thanks, Irfan. I like the idea of shifting the focus somewhat to the methodology for deciding between BP and TV. And the idea of examining value and normative pressure or reasons in animal cases. Quite plaus…

In reply to mlyoung57. Hi Michael, I will try to summarize the issue schematically, and then I will address your points. The BP view takes reasons as primitive and takes values to be derivative from reasons. Things are good because and only because we …

Notwithstanding Bernardi, with his Berlin officer-education, not admitting the name Nietzsche in GERMANY AND THE NEXT WAR (1912) and notwithstanding Dewey’s blinders in GPP to Nietzsche’s cultural weight and potential staying power in Germany or anywhe…

In reply to David Potts. Chew, chew, chew. Okay! Much thanks, David P. You’ve misunderstood some of what I said, but at least some of this is due to my error or lack of clarity. And you are certainly pressing me to explain some things better and that i…