'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.




Monday, December 22, 2014

Philosophical Grammar 96


96. It is beginning to look as if intention would be never recognized as intention from the outside. But the point is that one has to read off from a thought that is the thought that such and such is the case.



intention is a description – really an explanation of a proposal – be that in relation to  language or action

what we have – what we deal with is proposals – propositions –

a ‘thought’ is an explanation of a proposition

a common one – and a very useful one –

however when all is said and done – a proposal in relation to proposals

the logic of it – without any packaging –

is that it is the proposal – the proposition – that is put –

yes – you can assert that such and such is the case –

fair enough – but any proposal put – any assertion –

is open to question – open to doubt

what is the case – is uncertain



© greg t. charlton. 2014.