what is it to know 'that'?
to know that such is the case
I know that 2+2=4
I know that it is raining
I know that 'it is raining and it is not raining'
is a contradiction
indicative -
existential -
statemental -
assertive -
what though does it point to?
it points to a fact
but not in the sense of empirical fact
(though empirical facts are here included)
rather to a fact per se
I would call it - a logical fact
in that what we make of any such fact in epistemological
or ontological terms - i.e. - empirical or ideal -
is a secondary matter
whatever the character of any such fact is
to state 'that' - is to assert - what?
a logical space
(already filled but that is not the point)
it is to give place to what is being asserted
and the asserting is the giving - the making of place -
and its recognition
its content - what is being asserted - is -
a substantial issue -
so - 'to know that' in this logical sense
is to recognize the space of a fact
