if perception is all we have to go on
how can it be other than - what we perceive - is true
there is no other approach
just different angles of perception
and different ways of interpreting what is perceived
OK
but are we to equate awareness with truth?
I am aware of x
where does truth come into the picture?
I suggest when I state x
assert x
make the claim - that x -
we are then dealing not with awareness or perception
but rather assertion
and then the matter is a question of the conditions under which the assertion is true
which is to say - under what conditions do I give my assent to the assertion?
so in short truth is always a claim
about what is
at a simple level of discourse we begin by determining if the claim has a basis in
perceptual awareness
this is not a bad place to start
