'For the person or persons that hold dominion, can no more combine with the keeping up of majesty the running with harlots drunk or naked about the streets, or the performances of a stage player, or the open violation or contempt of laws passed by themselves than they can combine existence with non-existence'.

- Benedict de Spinoza. Political Treatise. 1677.




Monday, November 23, 2009

on certainty 169


169. One might think that there were propositions declaring chemistry is possible. And these would be propositions of a natural science. For what should they be supported by, if not by experience?



whether chemistry is possible or not –

would I think be –

an odd argument to witness –

but any claim is open to question –

open to doubt

as to what supports the propositions of chemistry –

if your argument is ‘experience’ –

then clearly –

the ‘support’ for the propositions of chemistry is –

uncertain


© greg t. charlton. 2010.