On 10/16/05, Jim Devine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > _all_ concepts, it seems, are contestable/ed, including the concepts > of "concepts" and "contestable." (And it does depend on what the > meaning of "is" is.) Saying that a concept is contestable/ed really > doesn't say anything at all, except to remind us that all concepts are > subjective constructs. -----------------------
Right. William Gallie's essay was a trivial exposition of a minor problem of political discourse. :-> > > The way to deal with this is to be very clear about how one is using > the concept (without pretending that one's usage reflects the True > Form whose shadow we only glimpse vaguely on the cave wall). Thus, > Carrol's definition is quite useful. ------------------------ Clear is a vague concept. :->
