On Certainty
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On Certainty is a posthumously published collection of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s late philosophical notes that investigates the nature of knowledge, doubt, and foundational “hinge” propositions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| On Certainty canonical | 4 |
| Wittgenstein's notebooks | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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collection of philosophical notes ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| addressesProblem |
criteria for knowledge claims
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foundations of empirical knowledge ⓘ radical skepticism ⓘ |
| author | Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ |
| basedOn |
On Certainty
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Wittgenstein's notebooks
|
| centralConcept |
forms of life
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hinge propositions ⓘ language-games ⓘ |
| composedAtEndOf | Ludwig Wittgenstein's life ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| discussesWork |
A Defence of Common Sense
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Proof of an External World ⓘ |
| editor |
Denis Paul
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Elizabeth Anscombe ⓘ
surface form:
G. E. M. Anscombe
G. H. von Wright ⓘ |
| genre | epistemology ⓘ |
| hasForm | fragmentary notes ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary epistemology
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contextualism in epistemology ⓘ hinge epistemology ⓘ ordinary language philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | G. E. Moore ⓘ |
| keyThesis |
doubt is only meaningful within a framework of undoubted certainties
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knowledge claims presuppose a background of hinge propositions ⓘ some propositions function as ungrounded certainties rather than items of knowledge ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
certainty
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doubt ⓘ foundationalism ⓘ hinge propositions ⓘ knowledge ⓘ language and meaning ⓘ skepticism ⓘ |
| numberOfRemarks | 676 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Über Gewißheit ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
logic of knowledge-claims
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relation between doubt and action ⓘ |
| philosophicalPeriod |
Ludwig Wittgenstein
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surface form:
late Wittgenstein
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| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | posthumous ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| publisher | Basil Blackwell ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Philosophical Investigations
ⓘ
The Blue and Brown Books ⓘ Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus ⓘ |
| settingOfComposition |
City of Cambridge
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surface form:
Cambridge
|
| structure | series of numbered remarks ⓘ |
| writtenInPeriod | 1950–1951 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wittgenstein's notebooks