reflection defines
any definition is never final - complete
hence from this point of view
no object or state - physical or mental
is ever fixed
this is if you like the metaphysical reality
the reality of reflection
the pragmatic reality on the other hand
the fact of being in the world
demands determinacy
(even if this is undercut - reflectively - metaphysically)
and so for practical purposes
the reflective reality of indeterminacy is denied
metaphysics is denied
it is denied in the act
and it is the act which in itself asserts determinacy
this assertion is - the act is - non-reflective
that is in itself
pragmatics becomes thus the assertion of determinacy
it's theories - it's concepts
are founded on this basis
the denial of reflective metaphysics
a denial - you could say that points to necessity
as its basis
the necessity to act
the necessity to operate effectively - actively -
in the world
any post-pragmatic reflection - is to the service
of practice
what this tells us is that action begins where
reflection ends
and the ending of reflection - is the decision
to act
or the decision to act requires the cutting off
of reflection
thus the act is always wanting of knowledge
(though no less an act for this)
the act as such is founded in this denial of
reflection
thus every act reflects the unknown
