433.
So if I say to someone “I know
that that’s a tree”, it is as if I told him “that’s a tree; you can absolutely
rely on it; there is no doubt about it”. And a philosopher could only use the
statement to show that this form of speech is actually used. But if his use of
it is not to be merely an observation about English grammar, he must give the
circumstances in which it functions.
such a statement will function –
in whatever circumstance –
pretense and deception –
have a chance
© greg t. charlton. 2010.