without ever consulting Gallie's work, have led many philosophers to conclude that "essentially disputed concepts" would have been far better choice for Gallie's meaning, for at least three reasons:

#Gallie's term has led many to the mistaken belief that he spoke of hotly disputed, rather than essentially disputed concepts.
#Expressly stipulating that a specific issue can never be resolved, and then calling it a "contest" seems both absurd and misleading.
#Any assertion that "essentially contested" concepts are incommensurable