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Wittgenstein on Knowledge and Certainty presents a comprehensive examination of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s groundbreaking ideas about epistemology and the foundations of certainty. This edited volume brings together leading contemporary scholars to analyze Wittgenstein’s distinctive approach to knowledge, particularly as developed in his later philosophical work.
The contributors explore how Wittgenstein’s investigations into language games, forms of life, and grammatical rules revolutionize traditional epistemological debates. Rather than seeking absolute certainty through foundational propositions, Wittgenstein demonstrates how certainty emerges from our embedded practices and linguistic conventions. The collection addresses central questions: What role does certainty play in our language and thought? How do we distinguish knowledge from mere belief? The book is essential for understanding Wittgenstein’s critique of Cartesian skepticism and his alternative framework for thinking about knowledge, certainty, and human understanding.
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