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    Therefore, 'Is X good?' remaining open is compatible with... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→The predicate 'good' does not mean the same as any naturalistic predicate X

    Therefore, 'Is X good?' remaining open is compatible with 'good' being analytically identical to a naturalistic predicate unknown to speakers.

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    • 1.Analytical identity doesn't require speakers know the identity; water = H2O was unknown to pre-scientific speakers yet analytically true.
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    • 2.The open question argument assumes speakers have epistemic access to meaning, but meanings can be hidden even for fundamental concepts.
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    • 3.If 'good' is analytically identical to a natural property, that property's criteria could be empirically discoverable rather than conceptually obvious.
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    • 1.Analytical truths are true by definition; if speakers can't recognize the definition of 'good', it seems definitionally unavailable, not just unknown.
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    • 2.The water/H2O case involved discovering structure within a known substance; 'good' remaining open suggests the concept itself stays indeterminate in meaning.
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    • 3.Persistent conceptual openness across competent speakers typically indicates meaning gaps, not hidden identities awaiting empirical discovery.
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