Re: Mr. Bird and other carnivores

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.

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