the meta level is too vague. That is, the error is in the way the abstract reasoning is applied to case X (it’s just not the right model), rather than in the abstract reasoning itself
Why not write a meta-level post about the general class of problem for which the abstract reasoning doesn’t apply? That could be an interesting post!
I’m guessing you might be thinking something along the lines of, “The ‘draw category boundaries around clusters of high density in configuration space’ moral doesn’t apply straightfowardly to things that are socially constructed by collective agreement”? (Examples: money, or Christmas. These things exist, but only because everyone agrees that they exist.)
I personally want to do more thinking about how social construction works (I have some preliminary thoughts on the matter that I haven’t finished fleshing out yet), and might write such a post myself eventually!
Why not write a meta-level post about the general class of problem for which the abstract reasoning doesn’t apply? That could be an interesting post!
I’m guessing you might be thinking something along the lines of, “The ‘draw category boundaries around clusters of high density in configuration space’ moral doesn’t apply straightfowardly to things that are socially constructed by collective agreement”? (Examples: money, or Christmas. These things exist, but only because everyone agrees that they exist.)
I personally want to do more thinking about how social construction works (I have some preliminary thoughts on the matter that I haven’t finished fleshing out yet), and might write such a post myself eventually!