'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.




Tuesday, December 22, 2009

on certainty 202


202. Moore’s certain propositions almost declare that we have a right to rely on evidence.



if Moore’s certain propositions declare

or almost declare – whatever that means –

that we have a right to rely on certain evidence –

them what we then have from Moore

is declaration

and a declaration that we have a right to rely on evidence –

is just pure rhetoric


© greg t.charlton. 2009.