87. Can’t an assertoric sentence, which was
capable of functioning as an hypothesis, also be used as a foundation of
research and action? I.e. can’t it simply be isolated from doubt, though not
according to any explicit rule? It simply gets assumed as a truism, never
called in question, perhaps not even ever formulated.
any proposition can function as a
foundation for research and action –
if by ‘foundation’ you mean – ‘starting
point’ –
but if you mean a certainty – that which cannot
be doubted –
there is no such foundation
a proposition can be isolated from doubt –
if you don’t think about it and never propose it to
anyone
assuming a proposition is a truism –
if by ‘truism’ – is meant a proposition
that cannot be dissented from –
there is no such proposition
a proposition that is never called into
question –
is a proposition no one considers
and as to a proposition that is never formulated –
in that case –
there is no proposition
© greg t. charlton. 2009.
