141. Philosophy is philosophical problems. Their common element extends
as far as the common element in different regions of our language.
Something that as first sight looks like a proposition and is not one.
Something that looks like the design for a steamroller and is not one.
philosophy is no different to
anything else –
how it is described – is open to
question – open to doubt – is uncertain
a proposition – is a proposal –
and whatever form it takes – it
is open to question – open to doubt – is uncertain
a proposal – that is not held to be open to question – is a proposition
– held in prejudice
a proposition held irrationally
‘something that at first sight
looks like the design for a steamroller and is not one’ –
this proposal – the ‘design’ – is
obviously open to question –
and the decision that it is not a
design for a steamroller –
logically speaking will be open
to question –
now whether or not doubt
regarding that decision is expressed –
will depend on the circumstances
at hand
© greg t. charlton. 2015.
