'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.




Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Philosophical Grammar 108


108. Fulfillment of expectation doesn’t consist in some third thing’s happening, such as a feeling of satisfaction.



‘fulfillment of expectation’?

an expectation is a proposal –

and any description of what occurs – with respect to a proposal –

will be open to question – open to doubt

fulfillment – is in the same boat 

any genuine fulfillment is uncertain

and you ask – what sort of fulfillment is that?

well it’s as good as it gets –

and if you think you can have complete fulfillment –

then you are simply – denying logical reality –

and opting for delusion

I have no argument with this –

there is much to be said for delusion

however I think one should be clear about what is what

as to ‘feelings of satisfaction’ –

well the short answer is –

feelings come and go



© greg t. charlton. 2014.