34. “We could understand a
penholder too, if we had given it a meaning.” Does the understanding contain
the whole system of its application?
When I read a sentence with
understanding something happens: perhaps a picture comes into my mind. But
before we call “understanding” is related to countless things that happen
before and after the reading of this sentence.
When I don’t understand a
sentence – that can be different things in different cases.
“understanding a word” – that is
infinitely various.
perhaps understanding is
infinitely various –
perhaps it is not –
when I understand a word –
do I understand an infinite
variety of meanings?
the real point here is –
that just what understanding is –
is uncertain –
we come at it with various proposals –
and any of these proposals –
are open to question
we operate in uncertainty – with
uncertainty –
and I would say –
this epistemological reality –
is the source of our vitality –
and our creativity
© greg t. charlton. 2014.