Do not confuse him with philosopher John McTaggart Ellis McTaggart. He was an idealist metaphysician, and is particularly famous for his argument to demonstrate the unreality of time. You will assuredly be surprised to learn that, despite his name, he was not a Scotsman.
I approve of her punctilious adherence to the scientifically established specifications for snow crystals. Santa has a whole division of elves who work on the designs, and they scrupulously stick to six points.
And since the more cerebral of us refuse to even contemplate the question of whether Brad’s quiff could exist in any possible world, we will continue to ignore the TV and discuss one of The Great Questions Of The Ages.
It is most irritating. We are trying to sort out exactly what position David Lewis takes on the metaphysical implications of counterfactual conditionals (see example below) and we keep hearing bits of dialogue we have absolutely no interest in. We forget them instantly, but they keep coming.
(Consider the statement “If Kit had smuggled the catnip, Father O’Kittery would have given Kit a second chance.” If this statement is true, Lewis contends that there exists a possible world in which Kit’s counterpart smuggled the catnip. But in what way does that world exist? And who is this Kit, anyway? )
And don’t get me started on people who put “would have” in the “if” clause.
Do not confuse him with philosopher John McTaggart Ellis McTaggart. He was an idealist metaphysician, and is particularly famous for his argument to demonstrate the unreality of time. You will assuredly be surprised to learn that, despite his name, he was not a Scotsman.