I like sushi
I don't think normal is equivalent to natural (which resorts to central tendancy). — Copernicus
LuckyR
Copernicus
Astorre
Manuel
Banno
That;s what happens when you ask questions without answers.I fail to see the solution even more. — Copernicus
Copernicus
That;s what happens when you ask questions without answers. — Banno
Copernicus
I like sushi
Hanover
But here I'll repeat the quote:
4. Misuses and temptations
Austin would highlight several philosophical temptations:
[1] Reification — Treating “the normal” as a property things have, rather than a judgement relative to a practice.
[2]Illicit normativity — Smuggling ought into is under cover of medical or statistical language.
[3]False objectivity — Speaking as though “normal” names a natural kind rather than a shifting standard.
[4]Category drift — Moving from “statistically normal” to “functionally proper” to “morally acceptable” without noticing the slide.
— Banno
And note that these are ubiquitous in the responses so far. The discussion of "normal" hasn't yet begun. — Banno
Copernicus
Why is this such a problem for you? — I like sushi
I like sushi
magritte
Normal is a bullseye no dart ever hits — frank
magritte
Natural, in my understanding, is normal for nature. Normal, almost identical to common, can apply to nature as well as manmade systems. — LuckyR
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