Understanding Wittgenstein's On Certainty
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Understanding Wittgenstein's On Certainty

  1. 263 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Understanding Wittgenstein's On Certainty

About this book

This book sheds unprecedented light on Wittgenstein's third masterpiece, On Certainty, clarifying his thoughts on basic beliefs and rebuttal of scepticism. As an introduction and commentary on Wittgenstein's final major philosophical work, Moyal-Sharrock's book will prove an indispensable guide to the student, scholar and general reader.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2004
Print ISBN
9781403921758
eBook ISBN
9780230504462
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Analytic Philosophy

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Charts
  4. Abbreviations of Works by Wittgenstein
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Introduction
  7. 1 Objective Certainty versus Knowledge
  8. 2 The Nonpropositionality of Some ‘Propositions’
  9. 3 Objective Certainty and Objective Certainties
  10. 4 The Features of Hinges
  11. 5 Types and Origins of Hinges
  12. 6 Linguistic and Personal Hinges
  13. 7 Local and Universal Hinges
  14. 8 Objective Certainty versus Scepticism
  15. 9 Certainty as Trust: Belief as a Nonpropositional Attitude
  16. Conclusion: No Gap to Mind
  17. Notes
  18. References
  19. Index

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