Hamilton Andy - Routledge Philosophy Guidebook To Wittgenstein And On Certainty - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
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 philosophy the central ideas and text of On Certainty including its responses to G. E. Moore and discussion of fundamental issues in the theory of knowledge Wittgenstein's continuing importance in contemporary philosophy. This Guide Book 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.
Title: Routledge Philosophy Guidebook To Wittgenstein And On Certainty
Author(s): Hamilton Andy
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415450768
Pages: 360 Pages
Publication Date: 11/1/2014
Series: Routledge Philosophy GuideBooks
Category: Philosophy: Epistemology & Theory Of Knowledge