we begin with the world as given
we may not be able to accurately describe what it is we face
(what constitutes and accurate description?)
but we are in the midst of a given reality
that is we are not confronted with possibility - a possible world
the world is
possibility is an after thought
possibility is not ontological
possibility is epistemological
possibility is knowing
the possibility of knowing
what it is - that we are - and are in
the given (the world) is given - as undefined
we are given - a working model - in perception
but how to describe this is the question of humanity
descriptions are necessary
necessary for the act of living
to use a metaphor -
our descriptions are tools
different tools required for different jobs
no universal
without tools we don't operate
we don't describe
there is no prototype we can refer to
we can only respond to our biology -
to its imperatives
(and this too a description)
and how we describe this - conceive this - is an indeterminate matter
such is the history of science -
of thought
thought is the basis of action
there is no basis to thought but thought
