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In reply to djr. ASMR > Ambien LikeLike

In reply to sean samis. I would just flatly deny that there is no consensus as to the meaning of terms “deserved” and “undeserved.” There may not be a consensus about how the terms apply in hard or controversial cases, but there…

I’m too pressed for time to write much tonight, so I’ll have to save responses for later. But I don’t want to lose Roderick’s simple but important distinction between two senses of “being undeserving,” which might be…

In reply to djr. This is very helpful, David. I was confusing two things in my formulation and argument: (i) correctness conditions for attitudes and (ii) “objective” justification, rationality, reasonableness, etc. in having them or in doi…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Ad blocker, dude. Also, I appreciate that you also appreciate ASMR videos. LikeLike

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. It seems clear that the items on the list are meant to be legomena that illustrate the range of the claims that constitute the basis for the inquiry. In one sense of ‘account for,’ I take it that Sher thinks a th…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Just capitalism making your life better. Whether you like it or not. LikeLike

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Irfan, you wrote that “The question and the answer have to precede the consensus,”; that in turn must be preceded by a consensus on the meaning of the terms (which is lacking here). My point is that a question is unanswerable…