(Separately, I was confused by the original footnote. Is Alex claiming that deconfusing goal-directedness is a thing that no one has tried to do? (Seems wrong so probably not?) Or that it’s strange to be worried when the argument for worry depends on something so fuzzy that you need to deconfuse it? I think the second one after reading your comment, but I’m still unsure. Not important to respond.)
Seems true in the extreme (if you have 0 idea what something is how can you reasonably be worried about it), but less strange the futher you get from that.
(Separately, I was confused by the original footnote. Is Alex claiming that deconfusing goal-directedness is a thing that no one has tried to do? (Seems wrong so probably not?) Or that it’s strange to be worried when the argument for worry depends on something so fuzzy that you need to deconfuse it? I think the second one after reading your comment, but I’m still unsure. Not important to respond.)
He means the second one.
Seems true in the extreme (if you have 0 idea what something is how can you reasonably be worried about it), but less strange the futher you get from that.