[MD] Animate vs inanimate

[Case]

This particular distinction appears whereever you look. That's what makes it
such a nifty idea to hang a metaphysics on.
Case

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Subject: Re: [MD] Animate vs inanimate

[Case said]:

> Hey Guys,
>
> Just to chime in here I think the animate/inanimate distinction is
> one of those fundamental dualisms you run into the more you
> look into things. It reminds me of several such dualisms in which
> I can discriminate how they are different and can generalize some
> similarities as well. In other words these are dualisms that look
> different but point in the same direction. Here are some:
>
> Animate Inanimate ...

Try Sentient and Insentient.  It will steer you away from looking at
behavior, which is what you invariably "look at" to make this distinction.

Ham


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