Wednesday, September 30, 2009

on certainty 110


110. What counts as its test? – But is this an adequate test? And, if so, must it not be recognizable in logic?” – As if giving grounds did not come to an end sometime. But the end is not an ungrounded proposition: it is an ungrounded way of acting.



‘what counts as a test?’

the short answer is –

whatever it is decided – counts as a test –

by whoever decides

‘but is this an adequate test?

questions can always be raised about the adequacy of a test –

so logically speaking –

the answer is no

‘as if giving grounds did not come to an end sometime’

there will be a practical end to the giving of grounds

but no logical end

‘but the end is not an ungrounded proposition’

the end is an ungrounded proposition –

just as the ‘beginning’ –

is an ungrounded proposition –

and therefore –

what we have is –

‘an ungrounded way of acting’

and yes –

this is how human beings go about


© greg t.charlton. 2009.