THE PROBLEM OF INCOMPLETE STATEMENTS OF TRUTH PROPOSITIONS Operationally, I cann

THE PROBLEM OF INCOMPLETE STATEMENTS OF TRUTH PROPOSITIONS

Operationally, I cannot rely upon the verb to be, particularly in the case ‘…is X true?’, which is platonic and obscurant, and must say instead “am I willing to…?” or “…can I…?” Carrying it further, I am not sure of the value of the statement ‘is X true’, because, outside of an analogy for proofs of consistency within a tautological system, I think as an incomplete statement, it is an empty statement. Instead, I would ask a complete question: ‘Is X sufficient for me to act at cost Y?’ which requires only knowledge of use, or ‘Is it ethical for me to claim that X is true, or is it merely an hypothesis?’ which requires knowledge of construction. We know it is never possible to say ‘X is ultimately true’, because, outside of reductio examples, we lack the ability to ever know if it is the most parsimonious set of statements (constructions) with the greatest explanatory power (empirical content).

(Note: I’m getting closer. Not quite there yet. But very close.)