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    It is not the case that McDowell's uncodifiability thesis is not merely a stronger claim about rationality but a distinct explanatory ground for anomalism rooted in Aristotelian phronesis.

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    • 1.Uncodifiability and anomalism can be grounded in physical complexity alone; invoking phronesis adds conceptual machinery without explanatory gain.
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    • 2.McDowell's account conflates epistemological accessibility with ontological distinctness—uncodifiable knowledge needn't entail non-physical causation.
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    • 3.Aristotelian phronesis relies on pre-modern psychology; modern cognitive science offers alternative frameworks for contextual judgment.
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    • 1.Phronesis involves contextual judgment that resists algorithmic codification, distinguishing it from mere rule-following rationality.
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    • 2.McDowell's uncodifiability thesis explains anomalism not just descriptively but ontologically—mental content grounds irreducible particularity.
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    • 3.Aristotelian phronesis provides historical-philosophical warrant for treating practical wisdom as explanatorily prior to formal rationality.
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