'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, February 01, 2010

on certainty 268


268. “I know that this is a hand” – And what is a hand? – “Well, this, for example.”



first up –

you can drop the ‘I know ‘ –

it’s irrelevant –

‘this is a hand’ –

will do the job

‘and what is a hand?’

‘well this for example’ –

you see the question –

if there is a question –

will be – what is ‘this’?

and it’s the right question –

because ‘this’ –

refers to – the unknown

this’ –

is a logical place

for description


© greg t. charlton. 2010.