on certainty 410

20.3.

410. Our knowledge forms an enormous system. And only within this system has a particular bit the value we give it. 

a proposition – be it a ‘bit’ of a system – or the proposition that is the system – has two possible values – true or false

and this means you can assent to it – or you can dissent from it –

you act on it – or you don’t act on it

what we deal with is propositions –

not knowledge –

and our propositions are uncertain –

be they in an ‘enormous system’ –

or not

© greg t. charlton. 2010.