What I am asserting is that the appeal of the Young Girl to heterosexual older men is no innocent attraction, and that it is a male-centered construction embedded in our culture that perpetuates a deeply irresponsible misogynistic dynamic.
In his various essays on empirical truth, Habermas usually regards propositions as the truth-bearer: in making an assertion, "I am claiming that the proposition [Aussage] that I am asserting is true" (1971/2001, 86; cf. 2003a, 249ff).
The answer is no, and I can honestly maintain that I'm asserting not a point of personal preference here but a literary imperative.
"The decision was this: I needed to completely destroy my world view relating to philanthropy, as well as my relationship with him, and the fact that for 55 years I have been asserting that I would not go into politics," he said.
"Ever since I started writing, people have been asserting that the Americans were better – I don't think they were necessarily – the cultural cringe does exist and must be resisted".
2. Although several commenters at PW are asserting that I intentionally provoked them in order that they might look bad, this is clearly not the case; the idea of writing this article did not occur to me until about a week ago, around the time that some misguided fellow decided to knock Thomas Paine.
People write and say, "I can't believe that you are asserting that X.
Disabled philosopher, Elizabeth Barnes, wrestles with ideas about the value of life: "I have sat in philosophy seminars where it was asserted that I should be left to die if the choice was between saving me and saving a non-disabled person.
It was asserted that I was guilty of IRA membership through association because of my family background – my friends.
I am not asserting that Kylie Jenner, or necessarily every young woman in a relationship with an older person is being treated outside of their own will.
