'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.




Sunday, November 23, 2014

Philosophical Grammar 51


51. We can say that we communicate by signs whether we use words or samples, but the game of acting in accordance with words is different from the game of acting in accordance with samples.



we operate with propositions –

it is logically irrelevant what form a proposition takes –

be it in the form of words or in the form of samples – or whatever

a proposition is a proposal –

open to question – open to doubt – uncertain



© greg t. charlton. 2014.