I read two books recently that are out of print. One of them (Georges Rey's Contemporary Philosophy of Mind) is $150 on Amazon, and out of stock. The other (Philosophical Grounds of Rationality: Intentions, Categories, and Ends) isn't on Amazon at all. Used bookstores are the only viable option. Books are…
大概率不是。但这个论证其实并不是归谬法（reductio ad absurdum）。这在当代心灵哲学里是家常便饭了。正如这位作者在结论里提到的，他论证的是：按照我们的日常理解，所有关于心灵的形而上学都会得出离奇的推论。至于到底是不是……他并没有站队。
Probably not. But the argument is not in fact a reductio ad absurdum. This is par for the course in contemporary philosophy of mind. This author, as he mentions in the conclusion, has argued that all metaphysics of mind will have bizarre consequences according to our ordinary understanding. He remains uncommitted to whether or not…
我最近读了两本绝版书。其中一本（乔治·雷的《当代心灵哲学》）在亚马逊上要卖150美元，而且还没货。另一本（《合理性的哲学基础：意图、范畴与目的》）亚马逊上压根就没有。二手书店成了唯一可行的路子。书这东西……
I read two books recently that are out of print. One of them (Georges Rey's Contemporary Philosophy of Mind) is $150 on Amazon, and out of stock. The other (Philosophical Grounds of Rationality: Intentions, Categories, and Ends) isn't on Amazon at all. Used bookstores are the only viable option. Books are…
大概率不是。但这个论证其实并不是归谬法（reductio ad absurdum）。这在当代心灵哲学里是家常便饭了。正如这位作者在结论里提到的，他论证的是：按照我们的日常理解，所有关于心灵的形而上学都会得出离奇的推论。至于到底是不是……他并没有站队。
Probably not. But the argument is not in fact a reductio ad absurdum. This is par for the course in contemporary philosophy of mind. This author, as he mentions in the conclusion, has argued that all metaphysics of mind will have bizarre consequences according to our ordinary understanding. He remains uncommitted to whether or not…