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Originally Posted by Civbert  How do you know "Socrates possesses qualities A, B, and C"? | The same way you knew that I had written "Socrates possesses qualities A, B, and C" -- I see them.
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Originally Posted by Civbert How do you know "Socrates possesses qualities A, B, and C"? | The same way you knew that I had written "Socrates possesses qualities A, B, and C" -- I see them. | Where? How do you know it's true?
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Originally Posted by Civbert How do you know "Socrates possesses qualities A, B, and C"? | The same way you knew that I had written "Socrates possesses qualities A, B, and C" -- I see them. | Where? How do you know it's true? | Your question assumes I know it's true. How do you know I know it's true? I know it's true in the same way you know I know it's true. 
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The same way you knew that I had written "Socrates possesses qualities A, B, and C" -- I see them.
| Where? How do you know it's true? | Your question assumes I know it's true. How do you know I know it's true? I know it's true in the same way you know I know it's true. | OK. So you are saying you read that "Socrates possesses qualities A, B, and C". So from the statement "Socrates possesses qualities A, B, and C" you conclude Socrates is a man. And your conclusion is hypothetical - that is, only if "Socrates possesses qualities A, B, and C" then Socrates is a man.
Notice how this conclusion is based on words and language, not on sensory information. You did not see the qualities of A, B, and C. You read them and assume they are true. The hypothetical information is conveyed by words and language.
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Notice how this conclusion is based on words and language, not on sensory information.
| Knowledge of what the actual words and language are through the act of reading is based on sensory perceptions.
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