Humans invent pseudoabsolutes to measure things since true absolutes do not exist

Evidence

The Georgian philosopher Sergi Avaliani has suggested that in the absence of objective absolutes, humans have invented what he terms “pseudoabsolutes,” which we think of as be-alls and end-alls to measure other stuff against even though they are not in fact total. — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 524

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 524
• XREF: connects to: The idea of an absolute silence functions as a necessary reset point for thought — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 531; Claiming IQ gaps are immutable functions as a self-fulfilling excuse for inaction — Harriet A. Washington, A Terrible Thing to Waste, 73; A belief is an accepted assertion lacking absolute proof but prompting action — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 239 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• A belief is an accepted assertion lacking absolute proof but prompting action #expands (0.70) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 239
• Claiming IQ gaps are immutable functions as a self-fulfilling excuse for inaction #exemplifies (0.65) — Harriet A. Washington, A Terrible Thing to Waste, 73
• It may be that when the details of this practice are laid bare, the concepts we do use will be shown to be as silly and as thick with illusion as those the nominalists invented. If so, then we… #complicates (0.60)