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A number of problems present themselves due to the context in which the present inquiry is aimed to present itself.  The hypothesis that suggests itself to one person, as worth exploring at a particular time, does not always present itself to another person as worth exploring at the same time, or even necessarily to the same person at another time.  In a community of inquiry that extends beyond an isolated person and in a process of inquiry that extends beyond a singular moment in time, it is therefore necessary to consider the nature of the communication process that the discussion of inquiry in general and the discussion of formalization in particular need to invoke for their ultimate utility.

A number of problems present themselves due to the context in which the present inquiry is aimed to present itself.  The hypothesis that suggests itself to one person, as worth exploring at a particular time, does not always present itself to another person as worth exploring at the same time, or even necessarily to the same person at another time.  In a community of inquiry that extends beyond an isolated person and in a process of inquiry that extends beyond a singular moment in time, it is therefore necessary to consider the nature of the communication process that the discussion of inquiry in general and the discussion of formalization in particular need to invoke for their ultimate utility.

Solitude and solipsism are no solution to the problems of community and communication, since even an isolated individual, if ever there exists such a thing, has to maintain the lines of communication that are required to integrate past, present, and prospective selves — in other words, translating everything into present terms, the parts of one's actually present self that involve actual experiences and present observations, do present expectations as reflective of actual memories, and do present intentions as reflective of actual hopes.  Consequently, the dialogue that one holds with oneself is every bit as problematic as the dialogue that one enters with others.  Others only surprise one in other ways than one ordinarily surprises oneself.

Solipsism is no solution to the problems of community, since even an isolated individual, if ever there were such a thing, would have to maintain the lines of communication that it takes to integrate past, present, and prospective selves — or translating everything into the present, the parts of one's actually present self that involve actual experiences and present observations, present expectations as reflective of actual memories, and present intentions as reflective of actual hopes.  So the dialogue that one holds with oneself is every bit as problematic as the dialogue that one holds with others.  Others but surprise us in other ways than we ordinarily surprise ourselves.

I recognize inquiry as beginning with a ''surprising phenomenon'' or a ''problematic situation'', more briefly described as a ''surprise'' or a ''problem'', respectively.  These are the types of moments that try our souls, the instances of events that instigate inquiry as an effort to achieve their own resolution.  Surprises and problems are experienced as afflicted with an irritating uncertainty or a compelling difficulty, one that calls for a response on the part of the agent in question:

I recognize inquiry as beginning with a ''surprising phenomenon'' or a ''problematic situation'', more briefly described as a ''surprise'' or a ''problem'', respectively.  These are the types of moments that try our souls, the instances of events that instigate inquiry as an effort to achieve their own resolution.  Surprises and problems are experienced as afflicted with an irritating uncertainty or a compelling difficulty, one that calls for a response on the part of the agent in question: