13.5.06

the fact of reflection

the fact of mind is the fact of reflection

and we can regard it - this meta fact

in a number of possible ways -

we can i.e. - adopt a purely subjective view
(Descartes / Berkeley)

or - an objective view - objective idealism -
re Hegel

such reflections -

on the meta fact of reflection

are not however fundamental -

they are derivative

derivative of the fact

and so - what can be said of this meta fact?

the point is to refrain from characterization
such as subjective and objective descriptions
(as above)

such are definitive

choices of definition

and therefore - secondary - reflective

the point of stating - the meta fact

is to state it - non-reflectively

it is - reflectivity - but we do not need to
reflect on this (meta fact) in stating it

but how then is it to be characterized - stated?

as a primitive - I think

that is without characterization

it is - as I am putting it

meta neutral

in a sense if you like an empty fact or an open fact