What?, How?, Why? — these seem a natural triad of questions. Intuitively, the question Who? feels like a hybrid — an answer derived from the answers to these more fundamental questions.

I wonder what kind of metaphysical prejudice underlies this “naturalness”?

I’m trying on this on for awhile: Who?, How?, What? as primary, with and Why? as the derivative hybrid…

(No, we will not be having any quatrads on this blog, so don’t even try it.)