Abstract

Readers of Applied Philosophy will not be surprised to learn where I stand on the debate between Jones and Perry, on the one hand, and Loftin on the other. In their original article, Jones and Perry managed to get my views very seriously wrong on some important points. Since they had the benefit of reading my explanations of my position to others who had gotten it wrong previously, I came near to despair over my apparent inability to state things clearly enough for them to be understood by others. Then I read the reply by Loftin and my depression lifted. Loftin has put my views so clearly, and so accurately, that surely everyone can now see where Jones and Perry went wrong. There is no need for me to add anything by way of clarification.