The Empty Set Cannot Kill Physicalism: Timothy Williamson and the Reification Error
The Empty Set Argument Against Physicalism Curt Jaimungal recently posted a clip titled “The Empty Set Argument Against Physicalism,” featuring Timothy Williamson, widely regarded as one of the most formidable living philosophers. The title promises intellectual bloodsport: abstract mathematics cage-fighting material reality, two ontologies enter, one ontology leaves. Curt frames the stakes explicitly, noting in voiceover:…
