Thus, when during communication it is discovered that the belief that these presuppositions are satisfied is not justified it is always taken as problematic.
In sum, all these presuppositions must be assumed to be approximately satisfied in any situation of communication, despite their being necessarily counterfactual.
He establishes his positive position largely through reflexive or transcendental reasoningthat is, reflections upon the necessary presuppositions of all reason and speech.
In particular, religious conservatives object to the rationalistic and naturalistic presuppositions of a large number of practitioners of higher criticism, which lead to conclusions that conservative scholars find unscientific.
