Understanding Wittgenstein's On Certainty [Hardcover]

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.Introduction Objective Certainty vs. Knowledge The Nonpropositionality of Some 'Propositions' Objective Certainty and Objective Certainties The Features of Hinges Types and Origins of Hinges Linguistic and Personal Hinges Local and Universal Hinges Objective Certainty vs. Scepticism Certainty as Trust: Belief as a Nonpropositional Attitude Conclusion: No Gap to Mind Endnotes BibliographyDANI?LE 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.