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Essentialists are map-makers eternally searching for a map that exactly matches the territory, and will forever be disappointed. Some of the metaphysical probl
by benlivengood 5y ago
Essentialists are map-makers eternally searching for a map that exactly matches the territory, and will forever be disappointed.
Some of the metaphysical problems with logic that the article tries to approach do exist, but in my opinion they are the domain of decision theory, not philosophy.
- alentist 5y agoThat's incorrect. Essentialism is more like the claim that there is a territory in the first place.