2020/01/24 by Diana‐Abasi Ibanga, Ibanga, Diana-Abasi
Arts and Humanities · Mathematics · #Classical Philosophy and Thought #History and Theory of Mathematics #Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications #intercultural philosophy #phenomenology #place #space #truth
paper · doi:10.6093/2284-0184/6648
openalex publication_date 2020/01/24 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
This study is basically an investigation into the probabilities of place and how such probabilities affect concepts and propositions as they travel through time. I develop the concept of time as a place and argue that time is an infinite phenomenon, which is neither fixed, static, monolithic nor objective. I show that when concepts cross ontological jurisdictions they loss their truth-values because their formative meanings are radicalized by the time zone through which they travelled. The dynamicism of time itself implies that concepts should not be employed in absolute sense at any circumstance. Truth-value is a travelling concept. As a travelling concept it is historical – it depends on what happened. What this demonstrates is that the determinant of truth-value of a concept or proposition is not merely the rules of logic but time constellations. I have demonstrated this in the context of intercultural philosophy by showing the pitfalls that should be avoided when one deals with concepts that travel through time. Truth is a continuous rather than a discreet variable.