On Certainty
 

On Certainty

by Ludwig Wittgenstein

The volume is full of thought-provoking insight which will prove a stimulus both to further study and to scholarly disagreement. (read review)

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Elena P
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An interesting view on certainty and doubt. Wittgenstein shows that you can't possibly doubt everything. We can doubt only because we are sure of some things. It is interesting how Wittgenstein analyses the use of verbs "to know" and "to believe". This view is interesting especially if we see the connexion with recent philosophy developement: see, for example if we demonstrate someone that we are right or we use persuation. The problem, greatly saw by Wittgenstein, is that some things are...

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