'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, March 15, 2010

on certainty 342


342. That is to say, it belongs to the logic of our scientific investigations that certain things are in deed not doubted.



any aspect of any scientific investigation –

logically speaking – is open to question –

is open to doubt

and the fact is –

we can and do operate with scientific propositions –

while recognizing this


© greg t. charlton. 2010.