on certainty 658

658. The question “But mightn’t you be in the grip of a delusion now and perhaps later find this out?” – might also be raised as an objection to any proposition of the multiplication tables.

your proposition –

is uncertain –

whether you are delusional or not –

‘delusional’ –

is a description –

you have applied to yourself –

that description –

like any description –

is open to question –

open to doubt

a proposition of the mathematical tables –

is a game of sign substitution –

yes – you may well play the game without question –

however – every aspect of the game –

every term of the proposition –

is open to question –

open to doubt –

as the history of arithmetic –

the history of the development of its concepts –

clearly shows

© greg t. charlton. 2010.