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Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Wittgenstein and On Certainty

By Andy Hamilton

To Be Published December 1st 2013 by Routledge

Series: Routledge Philosophy GuideBooks

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Description

Ludwig Wittgenstein is arguably he most important philosopher of the twentieth-century. In On Certainty he discusses central issues in epistemology concerning the nature of knowledge and sceptism. The Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Wittgenstein and On Certainty introduces and assesses:

  • Wittgenstein's life and the background to his early philosophy
  • the central ideas and text of On Certainty, including its links with the arguments of G.E.Moore and its discussion of some fundamental issues in the theory of knowledge
  • Wittgenstein's continuing importance and influence on contemporary philosophy.

This Guidebook is essential reading for all students of Wittgenstein as well as those studying epistemology and philosophy of language.

Contents

1. Background (1): Wittgenstein's earlier philosophy 2. Background (2): Moore, Wittgenstein and Theory of Knowledge 3. On Certainty: Arguments against Moore 4. On Certainty: Arguments against scepticism 5. The class of Moorean propositions 6. On Certainty and some central epistemological questions 7. Antecedents in Hume and Kant 8. Holism and Quine 9. Influence and implications. Bibliography. Index.

Name: Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Wittgenstein and On Certainty (Paperback) – Routledge 
Description: By Andy Hamilton. Ludwig Wittgenstein is arguably he most important philosopher of the twentieth-century. In On Certainty he discusses central issues in epistemology concerning the nature of knowledge and sceptism. The Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Wittgenstein and On...
Categories: Epistemology, 20th Century, Wittgenstein