'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.



Thursday, August 12, 2010

on certainty 581

581. But perhaps I might nevertheless be able to help myself, so that I kept on declaring “I know…” But ask yourself: how did the child learn the expression?



the child learnt from adults –

that there is persuasive value –

in claiming an authority –

in claiming to know

the child was taught –

deception


© greg t. charlton. 2010.
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