4. “I know that I am a human being.” In
order to see how unclear the sense of this proposition is, consider its
negation. At most it might be taken to mean “I know I have the organs of a
human.” (E.g. a brain which, after all no one has ever yet seen.) But what
about such a proposition as “I know I have a brain”? Can I doubt it? Grounds
for doubt are lacking! Everything speaks in its favour, nothing against it.
Nevertheless it is imaginable that my skull should turn out empty when it is operated
on.
doubt does not require grounds –
doubt is the questioning of grounds
© greg t. charlton. 2009.