On dichotomy

I think philosophers can be a little too keen to dichotomize. I agree with Putnam in his essay, “Pagmatic Realism,” when I he calls for a review, and even a rejection of age-old dichotomies. I was particularly impressed by his criticism of the objective/subjective distinction. It seems to me these models are sometimes taken for granted. Often the concepts dichotomized tend to be better treated with regards to a gradient than classified as bipolar. On my walk home from class this morning I chuckled to myself as I played out in my head the dichotomy of black and white. I imagined some eager classic philosophers arguing over in which camp the shade of grey stands.