Understanding Wittgenstein's On Certainty

by D. Moyal-Sharrock

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230535534
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	04/19/2004
Edition description:	2004
Pages:	250
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

DANIÈLE MOYAL-SHARROCK is Lecturer in Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London, UK. She has significantly contributed to highlighting the importance of Wittgenstein's later corpus. She is the editor, with William Brenner, of Reading Wittgenstein's On Certainty (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004), and the editor of The Third Wittgenstein: The Post-Investigations Works (Ashgate, 2004), as well as the translator of a forthcoming French edition of On Certainty.

Table of Contents

Introduction Objective Certainty vs. Knowledge The Nonpropositionality of Some 'Propositions' Objective Certainty and Objective Certainties The Features of Hinges Types and Origins of Hinges Linguistic and Personal Hinges Local and Universal Hinges Objective Certainty vs. Scepticism Certainty as Trust: Belief as a Nonpropositional Attitude Conclusion: No Gap to Mind Endnotes Bibliography