Philosophy of History (History of Philosophy): Part XII -
Doing History Through the Attempted Re-Modification of Received Facts*

0.   Introduction

	Through the overall transcendental suspension facts, and their apparent ‘evidence-to-hand’,  are forever subject to a potential re-modification. (0)

1.   A Theoretical Perspective

	Through the hermeneutic circle and its overall transcendental suspension the potential re-modification of facts is simulated/re-simulated. (1)

	Thus we are forever doing history to some extent or other, the only difference being in an adequacy of outcomes. (2)

	Effective adequacy arises through the totality of a pre-conditional, conditional and post-conditional adequacy (of informational-content and reflective-processes). (3)

	Thence our practical concern to mirror an effective degree of overall adequacy should we be able to avail ourselves of the required degree of confirmation. (4)

2.   A Practical Perspective

	Assembling pre-conditional content that would appear to make an essential difference to possible outcomes. (5)

	Simulating/re-simulating such material conditionally. (6)

	Re-simulating its post-conditional representation. (7)

	Generally, through an adequate overall transcendental suspension. (8)

3.   A Critical Perspective

	Maintaining an adequate degree of criticality, again, through the proper, appropriate and valid exercise of an overall transcendental suspension. (19)

4.   Provisional Conclusion

	Through the simulation of authenticity and the authenticity of simulation history (and its philosophical reflection) is effectively conducted! (10)
							    Noël Tointon, Sydney, 16.8.07.

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