Presuppositionalism.
Philosophy is an enthralling aspect of ideas. However it is so easy to lose sight of the practical consequences in the real world.
Presupposition in language, is a statement or question with presumed fact, that actually may not be the case. If for example, you take the statement of Peter no longer plays cricket, it implies that at one time he did play cricket. When did you stop picking up your own newspaper? This sentence suggests that at one time the person did pick up the newspaper.
When it comes to ideas, the assumed state of affairs would need more than just a claim from personal knowledge. Presuppositionalism is a particular claim about reality that identifies the ultimate to be revealed to them by personal knowledge. The ultimate underpins all understanding and reason. Independent thought is not possible without acknowledging the source is from the ultimate.
A counter line of reasoning is based on the practical aspect of life. If you need a plumber to do a job, as long as the plumber is competent, then you would most probably employ them. You would not need to find the ultimate plumber.
You might ask why is an ultimate necessary? For the simple reason that it is singular. If you have access to the ultimate, that eliminates any other claim for superiority. However when it comes to reality there is no need for an ultimate anything. All things could potentially be achieved with a competent agent.
Another point that is brought up when getting into presuppositionalism is that absolute knowledge is necessary to know anything. Science is an example of not knowing everything but being able to use limited knowledge until further knowledge is gained.
Logic and reason work independently of a connection to the ultimate. Trying to assert the need for the ultimate will result in no change to how logic and reason works. In addition to this, it would be necessary to show that the ultimate exists in reality.
Another interesting point is that agents such as animals and robots use logic and reason, without any recourse to the ultimate. Objects in the real world can be described as the ultimate tall tree, or the ultimate high mountain and the ultimate largest planet in the solar system. However for the presuppositionalist, in order to be rational, the metaphysics of being which is founded in the ultimate must be accepted as a fact. Metaphysics of course is the conjecture of what occurred before time, space and reality.
There is certainly a lot to be acknowledged about presuppositionalism. Not knowing the answer to metaphysical questions is not a problem for everyday life. Believing the ultimate is speaking to you could have several potential problems. Such as, are the thoughts yours or that of the ultimate? Theoretically if you believe they are the ultimate thoughts then your rational sceptic mind will not disagree with any direction you are given. That of course could be dangerous for yourself and others.
Presupposition in language, is a statement or question with presumed fact, that actually may not be the case. If for example, you take the statement of Peter no longer plays cricket, it implies that at one time he did play cricket. When did you stop picking up your own newspaper? This sentence suggests that at one time the person did pick up the newspaper.
When it comes to ideas, the assumed state of affairs would need more than just a claim from personal knowledge. Presuppositionalism is a particular claim about reality that identifies the ultimate to be revealed to them by personal knowledge. The ultimate underpins all understanding and reason. Independent thought is not possible without acknowledging the source is from the ultimate.
A counter line of reasoning is based on the practical aspect of life. If you need a plumber to do a job, as long as the plumber is competent, then you would most probably employ them. You would not need to find the ultimate plumber.
You might ask why is an ultimate necessary? For the simple reason that it is singular. If you have access to the ultimate, that eliminates any other claim for superiority. However when it comes to reality there is no need for an ultimate anything. All things could potentially be achieved with a competent agent.
Another point that is brought up when getting into presuppositionalism is that absolute knowledge is necessary to know anything. Science is an example of not knowing everything but being able to use limited knowledge until further knowledge is gained.
Logic and reason work independently of a connection to the ultimate. Trying to assert the need for the ultimate will result in no change to how logic and reason works. In addition to this, it would be necessary to show that the ultimate exists in reality.
Another interesting point is that agents such as animals and robots use logic and reason, without any recourse to the ultimate. Objects in the real world can be described as the ultimate tall tree, or the ultimate high mountain and the ultimate largest planet in the solar system. However for the presuppositionalist, in order to be rational, the metaphysics of being which is founded in the ultimate must be accepted as a fact. Metaphysics of course is the conjecture of what occurred before time, space and reality.
There is certainly a lot to be acknowledged about presuppositionalism. Not knowing the answer to metaphysical questions is not a problem for everyday life. Believing the ultimate is speaking to you could have several potential problems. Such as, are the thoughts yours or that of the ultimate? Theoretically if you believe they are the ultimate thoughts then your rational sceptic mind will not disagree with any direction you are given. That of course could be dangerous for yourself and others.
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