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To: RobbyS

Who do you mean by "he," and what is the difference between "psychological" and "real" certainty?


43 posted on 08/28/2006 1:39:50 PM PDT by HaveHadEnough
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To: HaveHadEnough

"He" was Plato and his idealism was quite different from Kant's. Psychologial certainty is what we feel to be true. Real certainty is what we feel when we step in front of a speeding truck.


47 posted on 08/28/2006 1:50:28 PM PDT by RobbyS ( CHIRHO)
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