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Understanding Wittgenstein's On Certainty

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Authors:
  1. Danièle Moyal-Sharrock

    1. Department of Philosophy, University of East Anglia, UK

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Danièle Moyal-Sharrock
    Pages 1-12

  3. Objective Certainty versus Knowledge

    • Danièle Moyal-Sharrock
    Pages 13-32

  4. The Nonpropositionality of Some ‘Propositions’

    • Danièle Moyal-Sharrock
    Pages 33-51

  5. Objective Certainty and Objective Certainties

    • Danièle Moyal-Sharrock
    Pages 52-71

  6. The Features of Hinges

    • Danièle Moyal-Sharrock
    Pages 72-99

  7. Types and Origins of Hinges

    • Danièle Moyal-Sharrock
    Pages 100-116

  8. Linguistic and Personal Hinges

    • Danièle Moyal-Sharrock
    Pages 117-135

  9. Local and Universal Hinges

    • Danièle Moyal-Sharrock
    Pages 136-156

  10. Objective Certainty versus Scepticism

    • Danièle Moyal-Sharrock
    Pages 157-180

  11. Certainty as Trust: Belief as a Nonpropositional Attitude

    • Danièle Moyal-Sharrock
    Pages 181-201

  12. Conclusion: No Gap to Mind

    • Danièle Moyal-Sharrock
    Pages 202-206

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 207-250
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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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, University of East Anglia, UK

    Danièle Moyal-Sharrock

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.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Understanding Wittgenstein's On Certainty

  • Authors: Danièle Moyal-Sharrock

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230504462

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-2175-8Published: 19 April 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-230-53553-4Published: 19 April 2004

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-50446-2Published: 19 April 2004

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 250

  • Topics: Analytic Philosophy, Epistemology, Modern Philosophy

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