9. Isn’t there a gap between an order and its application? “I understand it but only because I add something to it, namely, the interpretation.” – But if one were to say “any sentence still stands in need of an interpretation”, that would mean, no sentence can be understood without a rider.
any sentence still stand in need of an interpretation?
if someone puts a sentence to me the meaning of which I am not familiar with
I will question it – and likely get a reply –
and this process may go on –
until some kind of satisfaction is reached –
or the endeavour is put aside for another day
what we have in such a process is propositional action –
propositional interaction
logically speaking there is no end to this –
in practise there is –
this process – this action of language – is understanding
where we are familiar with a sentence –
we recognise that familiarity –
but even this – this recognition of familiarity – of familiar use –
is itself language use –
propositional action
© greg t.charlton. 2014.
