I am always suspicious of mono-factorial explanations of any complex phenomenon, whether it be obesity or climate change. Yet for any such phenomenon there seems to be a population of people, call them philosophical monists, who stridently insist that the sole explanation for A must be B and B alone, and that anyone who claims otherwise or cites contrary evidence is in the pocket of Big B.
Thank you for that excellent analysis.
I am always suspicious of mono-factorial explanations of any complex phenomenon, whether it be obesity or climate change. Yet for any such phenomenon there seems to be a population of people, call them philosophical monists, who stridently insist that the sole explanation for A must be B and B alone, and that anyone who claims otherwise or cites contrary evidence is in the pocket of Big B.
this is cool and interesting! thank you.