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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on THOUGHTS ON THE BUCK-PASSING THEORY OF VALUE (HARD/SPECIAL CASES) by mlyoung57
In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Thanks, IK. I’ll chew a bit and get back. LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on THOUGHTS ON THE BUCK-PASSING THEORY OF VALUE (HARD/SPECIAL CASES) by mlyoung57
In reply to David Potts. Thanks, DP. I’ll chew a bit and get back. LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on THOUGHTS ON THE BUCK-PASSING THEORY OF VALUE (HARD/SPECIAL CASES) by David Potts
In reply to David Potts. On further thought, I think my first two paragraphs here are something of a botch. To match Michael’s argument, “the pain” in those paragraphs should be replaced by “the disvalue of my pain.” Now, …
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on THOUGHTS ON THE BUCK-PASSING THEORY OF VALUE (HARD/SPECIAL CASES) by Irfan Khawaja
Without weighing in directly on the disagreement between Michael and DP (and maybe DR as well), it seems to me that the overarching methodological problem is that this is a disagreement about what is the function as normatively primitive–reasons …
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Too Much Monkey Business: Multitasking as Epistemic Injustice by Irfan Khawaja
In reply to Michael Brazier. There are jobs that require one to respond to crises as they arise, and return to less important tasks afterward; in those jobs multitasking is necessary, and those who can do it well are valued. That is less a case of mul…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on THOUGHTS ON THE BUCK-PASSING THEORY OF VALUE (HARD/SPECIAL CASES) by David Potts
Hi Michael, I don’t think we have a strong intuition that the disvalue to me of my being in pain explains why (all else being equal) I should take steps to stop the pain (or to avoid being in pain prospectively). So, if I touch my finger to a pot of bo…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Too Much Monkey Business: Multitasking as Epistemic Injustice by Michael Brazier
There are jobs that require one to respond to crises as they arise, and return to less important tasks afterward; in those jobs multitasking is necessary, and those who can do it well are valued. Then there are jobs that require one to focus on a singl…
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