From: MATTHEW PAUL KUNDERT (mpkundert@students.wisc.edu)
Date: Thu Aug 21 2003 - 21:17:16 BST
Scott said:
Why does one look for material explanations? because it is assumed that that is all there are (see the Rorty definition above).
Matt:
Tsk, tsk, Scott. Rorty didn't say that all there are are material explanations. He said, "...a "physicalist" [is] someone who is prepared to say that every event can be described in micro-structural terms, a description which mentions only elementary particles, and can be explained by reference to other events so described." He says, "can be described," not "all there are." If I understand you correctly, you don't think this is a difference that makes a difference, though I still do, but you did say that you wouldn't make him sound reductionist anymore. And as far as I can tell you just welched.
Matt
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