READINGS OF WITTGENSTEIN'S ON CERTAINTY; ED. BY DANIELE MOYAL-SHARROCK

This collection offers new essays by eminent scholars on Wittgenstein's third masterpiece, On Certainty . Although Wittgenstein's language, and the problems he deals with--the nature of basic beliefs, epistemic foundationalism, knowledge, certainty, skepticism--are here much closer to traditional philosophy, the exploratory and nonlinear character of On Certainty make it a difficult work to penetrate. These essays probe deep into the work from four different approaches: the framework reading; the transcendental reading; the therapeutic reading; and the epistemic reading. This is the first collection ever devoted to On Certainty , and will prove an invaluable tool to scholars and students of Wittgenstein who have thus far only fleetingly ventured beyond Philosophical Investigations. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 Notes on the Contributors......Page 10 List of Abbreviations of Works by Wittgenstein......Page 13 Introduction......Page 16 1 Wittgenstein’s On Certainty: The Case of the Missing Propositions......Page 31 Part I The Framework Reading......Page 46 2 Why On Certainty Matters......Page 48 3 Why Wittgenstein Isn’t a Foundationalist......Page 62 4 Within a System......Page 74 5 Unravelling Certainty......Page 91 Part II The Transcendental Reading......Page 116 6 Wittgenstein and Classical Realism......Page 118 7 Wittgenstein’s ‘Kantian Solution’......Page 137 8 Wittgenstein, Global Scepticism and the Primacy of Practice......Page 157 Part III The Epistemic Reading......Page 178 9 The Contexts of Knowing......Page 180 10 Wittgenstein’s On Certainty and Contemporary Anti-scepticism......Page 204 11 ‘In the Beginning was the Deed’: Wittgenstein on Knowledge and Religion......Page 240 Part IV The Therapeutic Reading......Page 266 12 On Wittgenstein’s Response to Scepticism: The Opening of On Certainty......Page 268 13 Wittgenstein and Ethics: A Discussion with Reference to On Certainty......Page 290 14 ‘The First Shall be Last and the Last Shall be First ...’: A New Reading of On Certainty 501......Page 317 References......Page 337 C......Page 344 F......Page 345 J......Page 346 P......Page 347 T......Page 348 Z......Page 349 On Certainty is Wittgenstein's third masterpiece, and arguably the greatest contribution to epistemology since Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. The major aim of this collection - the first devoted exclusively to On Certainty - is to introduce philosophers and advanced philosophy students to a variety of significant contemporary attemtps to understand this brilliant but cryptic and under-appreciated final work. The essays have been grouped under four headings: the Framework, Transcendental, Epistemic, and Therapeutic readings, and an introductory preview helps explain why these readings need not be seen as antagonistic. The authors in this volume include leading Wittgenstein specialists, as well as philosophers known for their work in contemporary epistemology. The papers contribute not only to Wittgenstein scholarship but also to current issues in epistemology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of religion, ethics, philosophy of education, and philosophical methodology. This collection of essays will prove of invaluable assistance to scholars and students of Wittgenstein who have thus far only fleetingly ventured beyond Philosophical Investigations. Because of the enigmatic nature of On Certainty, this collection will be an essential tool in the comprehension of that work, and of Wittgenstein's legacy This Is The First Collection Of Papers Devoted To Ludwig Wittgenstein's Cryptic But Brilliant, On Certainty . This Work, Wittgenstein's Last, Extends The Thinking Of His Earlier, Better Known Writings, And In So Doing, Makes The Most Important Contribution To Epistemology Since Kant's Critique Of Pure Reason - A Claim The Essays In This Volume Help To Demonstrate. The Essays Have Been Grouped Under Four Headings, Reflecting Current Approaches To The Work: The Framework, Transcendental, Epistemic, And Therapeutic Readings. Edited By Danièle Moyal-sharrock, William H. Brenner. This is a collection of papers devoted to Ludwig Wittgenstein's cryptic but brilliant, 'On Certainty'. This work, Wittgenstein's, last, extends the thinking of his earlier, better known writings, & in so doing, makes the most important contribution to epistemology since Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' Edited By Danièle Moyal-sharrock & William H. Brenner. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 322-328) And Index.