General doubt (difficult to specify)

Share on Facebook

Sextus

#156465 Tue, 08 Nov 05 04:53 PM

"The Pyrrhonist does not assert that each of the issues about which he suspends judgment is in itself undecidable, but, on the contrary, he continues to investigate the questions for which he has not as yet found any answer."

If I want to take "on the contrary" out, can I say this?:

"The Pyrrhonist does not assert that each of the issues about which he suspends judgment is in itself undecidable, but continues to investigate the questions for which he has not as yet found any answer."

I think that this expresses the same idea.

Thanks

Sextus

Joined on Sat, Nov 6 2004

Buenos Aires

Regular Member (731)

Philip

#156503 Tue, 08 Nov 05 06:24 PM

Sextus wrote:

"The Pyrrhonist does not assert that each of the issues about which he suspends judgment is in itself undecidable, but, on the contrary, he continues to investigate the questions for which he has not as yet found any answer."

If I want to take "on the contrary" out, can I say this?:

"The Pyrrhonist does not assert that each of the issues about which he suspends judgment is in itself undecidable, but continues to investigate the questions for which he has not as yet found any answer."

I think that this expresses the same idea.

Thanks

Sextus

I understand why you don't like 'on the contrary'. Still, I feel something inserted would be better. How about 'but rather continues....'?

Philip

Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005

USA Pacific Northwest (Seattle)

Veteran Member (6,181)

At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen

Sextus

#156525 Tue, 08 Nov 05 07:28 PM

Yeah, it sounds better now. Thanks,

Sextus

davkett

#156526 Tue, 08 Nov 05 07:35 PM

I don't really see the appropriateness of 'but'. I think I'd write,

"The Pyrrhonist does not assert that each of the issues about which he suspends judgment is in itself undecidable; he rather continues to investigate the questions for which he has not as yet found any answer."

Still, lacking immediate context, it's a bit tentative as a suggestion.

davkett

Joined on Tue, Jun 7 2005

Pennsylvania, USA

Senior Member (2,788)

"The rose stays fresh in its name..." -Bernard of Morlay

Sextus

#156528 Tue, 08 Nov 05 07:42 PM

Taking your suggestion into account, perhaps:

"The Pyrrhonist does not assert that each of the issues about which he suspends judgment is in itself undecidable; rather, he continues to investigate the questions for which he has not as yet found any answer."

It's just a suggestion. What do you think? The sense of this sentence is that if the P. believed that the disagreements are in themselves undecidable, they would think that it is pointless to continue his investigation. But he does not believe that, so he may keep on investigating.

Sextus

davkett

#156561 Tue, 08 Nov 05 08:49 PM

I like it.

davkett

Sextus

#156570 Tue, 08 Nov 05 09:10 PM

Cool, thanks.

Sextus