2) was a little surprised by how positively and extensively @_awbery_ talks about TMI, given that their blog posts and other comments have sounded a little critical
Mmm, well, maybe what I called “waffle” is better described as “motte and bailey.” Is this paper worth reading for specific insight? Or mostly an example of his retreating to the reasonable bailey temporarily when attacked?
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I just skimmed it so can't really say. Impression: charitably, he's trying to find alternate interpretations for mental concepts that make sense (rather than throwing them out as eliminativists do). Uncharitably, it's waffling, and YMMV.
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I kind of remember thinking he wants to have his cake and eat it too. Eliminativism is logically tidy, but seems obviously false, so it’s tempting to try to get the satisfying solution without the absurdity.
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[bother, I got the motte and the bailey mixed up. you retreat to the motte, not to the bailey.]
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