What would “objective” meanings even be, and why would we want them? I think the underlying issue is certainty, and below that, trust.
@Jayarava Rather: talk about this is confused. It’s somewhat entangled with the mind/body problem morass, so maybe can’t be entirely sorted.
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@Jayarava Quote is from a paper on the objectivity of ethics, where it’s particularly difficult to think clearly about what “objective” is. -
@Jayarava In the case of, e.g., chemistry, there’s rarely any doubt about what is/isn’t objective, even if there’s no good definition. - 1 more reply
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