Now we might say that in the last three cases the
sent
ences
38.
of the form
“so-and-so can happen” described the state of
objects, but there are great differences between these examples.
In 44) we saw the state described before our eyes.
We saw that the board had a circular or a straight slot,
etc.
In 45), in some instances at least this was the case, we could
see the objects in the box, the water in the glass,
etc.
In such cases we use the expression “state of an
object” in such a way that there corresponds to it what one
might call a stationary sense experience.