415. And in fact, isn’t the use of the word
“know” as a pre-eminently philosophical word altogether wrong? If “know” has
this interest, why not “being certain”? Apparently because it would be too
subjective. But isn’t “know” just as
subjective? Isn’t one simply misled by the grammatical peculiarity that “p”
follows from “I know p”?
“I believe I know” would not need to
express a lesser degree of certainty. – True, but one isn’t trying to express
even the greatest subjective certainty, but rather that certain propositions
seem to underlie all questions and all thinking.
a proposition – is a proposal –
a proposal is uncertain
it is just this uncertainty –
that is the ground of –
all thinking and questioning
any proposition put forward –
as underlying –
all questions and thinking –
will itself be open to question –
open to doubt –
will be uncertain
© greg t. charlton. 2010.
