'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.



Friday, November 14, 2014

Philosophical Grammar 39


39. How does an ostensive definition work? Is it put to work again every time the word is used? Definition as a part of the calculus acts only by being applied.



I don’t know how ostensive definition works –

any proposal is worthy of consideration

definition is application



© greg t. charlton. 2014.
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