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And Rosta scripsit: > > > -- According to my definitions of bluebirdhood. > > > > So Kind is subjective? > > Precisely as subjective as every predicate. In using a predicate, I cannot > escape using my own beliefs about what its definition is. I don't think so. It's one thing to decide if something is or is not a bluebird or a U.S. president. It's quite another to decide what must or cannot be a bluebird or U.S. president. That's why I said that your views entail messy essentialism. -- MEET US AT POINT ORANGE AT MIDNIGHT BRING YOUR DUCK OR PREPARE TO FACE WUGGUMS John Cowan http://www.reutershealth.com jcowan@hidden.email