Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Wittgenstein and On Certainty Paperback / softback
by Andy Hamilton
Part of the Routledge Philosophy GuideBooks series
Paperback / softback
Description
Ludwig Wittgenstein is arguably the most important philosopher of the twentieth century.
In On Certainty he discusses central issues in epistemology, including the nature of knowledge and scepticism.
The Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Wittgenstein and On Certainty introduces and assesses: Wittgenstein's career and the background to his later philosophythe central ideas and text of On Certainty, including its responses to G.E.
Moore and discussion of fundamental issues in the theory of knowledgeWittgenstein's continuing importance in contemporary philosophy. This GuideBook is essential reading for all students of Wittgenstein, and for those studying epistemology and philosophy of language.
On Certainty, Wittgenstein's final work, addresses a category of "world-picture" propositions discovered by G.E.
Moore. These challenge Wittgenstein's enduring commitment to a well-defined category of empirical propositions, and help to generate a critique of scepticism.
Developing Wittgenstein's view that scepticism is self-undermining, the Guidebook offers a combative yet therapeutic interpretation that locates On Certainty between the standpoints of Kant and Hume.
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:360 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:23/10/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415450768