[lit-ideas] McEvoy Jumps

[Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx]

McEvoy's Anti-Essentialism
 
In a message dated 10/4/2004 3:55:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
NYCEric@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
Donal  waggishly wrote: You snobby suck-up.
Nec. (Donal McEvoy DONALMCEVOYISE)  WISEGUYIFIZE?


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For McEvoy, like Popper, there are no _essences_ -- indeed, no 'natural'  
necessity.
 
Nec (McEvoy McEvoys)
 
is, for him, a string of nonsense.
 
In the world of scientific materialism, indeed, there are no essences. 
 
From another point of view, it's back to Isaiah Berlin's negative freedom,  
Donal will say:
 
    "There is nothing McEvoy _must_ do (to be McEvoy")
 
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    Therefore: There is no _essence_ to (Donal)  McEvoy.
 
I believe this is _jumping_ to a conclusion. But, how else does a Popperian  
reach a conclusion but _jumping_ to it?

Cheers,

JL


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