In his article "Against Schmought" (The Journal of Philosophy, CXVIII 2021), Matthew Vermaire discusses the central problems I focus on in my book Choosing Normative Concepts (2017). Vermaire defends an attempted solution, or dissolution, of these problems. While there is much in Vermaire’s discussion to admire, I do not think Vermaire’s solution works, and here I explain why. Key to my response is the distinction between employing a concept and reasoning about the concept.

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施莫特斯毫无意义？回复 维梅尔

马修·维梅尔 (Matthew Vermaire) 在他的文章“反对施莫特”（《哲学杂志》，CXVIII 2021）中讨论了我在《选择规范概念》（2017 年）一书中关注的核心问题。维梅尔为解决这些问题的尝试辩护。虽然维梅尔的讨论有很多值得钦佩的地方，但我认为维梅尔的解决方案行不通，在这里我解释一下原因。我的回答的关键是使用概念和推理概念之间的区别。