93. Expectation is preparatory behaviour.
“Expectation is a thought”
If hunger is called a wish it
is a hypothesis that just that will satisfy the wish.
In “I have been expecting him all day” “expect” does not mean a
persistent condition.
‘Expectation is preparatory behaviour’?
preparatory behaviour?
an expectation is a proposal – a proposal for a state of affairs
are you prepared for it?
that you won’t know until what occurs – occurs
and your knowledge here – will be uncertain
“Expectation is a thought”
‘thought’ is a characterization – of a proposal – or set of proposals –
i.e. ‘I think this’ – ‘I have thought this’
the ‘this’ here – is the proposal –
characterizing it in terms of thought or thinking – is explaining or
describing the proposition – giving account of it –
and this description of thought or thinking – is a proposal – that in
turn can be further described
and if you want to go further – ‘mind’ – is a proposal – and just of
what? –
is open to question – open to doubt – uncertain
logically speaking – ontologically speaking – all we have – what there
is –
is proposals – open to question – open to doubt – uncertain –
proposals in response to the unknown
our realities are proposed –
and any proposition – is subject to proposal
‘If hunger is called a wish it
is a hypothesis that just that will satisfy the wish’?
well whether a wish or not (perhaps better described as an appetite?) –
yes an hypothesis –
open to question – open to doubt – uncertain
‘In “I have been expecting him all day” “expect” does not mean a
persistent condition’?
it really does depend on just how you describe ‘expect’ – and that will
be a question of context
perhaps a neurologist – or a chemist might argue that there is a basis
for some persistence?