Chapter Wittgenstein's On Certainty and Relativism
Kusch, Martin
Chapter Wittgenstein's On Certainty and Relativism - Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2016
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One important strand in the contemporary debate over epistemological relativism focuses on the question whether, and to what extent, Wittgenstein in "On Certainty" (1969) leaned towards this position. This paper is a contribution to this strand. My discussion has four parts. I shall begin by out lining my interpretation of Wittgensteinian certainties. Subsequently I shall briefly introduce some central arguments for and against attributing epistemic relativism to "On Certainty". This will be followed by a sketch of the cluster of ideas that-on my analysis-define important versions of the doctrine in question. And finally I shall give my own interpretation of "On Certainty" in relation to epistemic relativism.
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History of Western philosophy
Western philosophy, from c 1900 -
Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge
Metaphilosophy Analytic philosophy continental philosophy
Chapter Wittgenstein's On Certainty and Relativism - Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2016
Open Access
One important strand in the contemporary debate over epistemological relativism focuses on the question whether, and to what extent, Wittgenstein in "On Certainty" (1969) leaned towards this position. This paper is a contribution to this strand. My discussion has four parts. I shall begin by out lining my interpretation of Wittgensteinian certainties. Subsequently I shall briefly introduce some central arguments for and against attributing epistemic relativism to "On Certainty". This will be followed by a sketch of the cluster of ideas that-on my analysis-define important versions of the doctrine in question. And finally I shall give my own interpretation of "On Certainty" in relation to epistemic relativism.
All rights reserved
English
9783110450651-003 9783110448344; 9783110448870
10.1515/9783110450651-003 doi
History of Western philosophy
Western philosophy, from c 1900 -
Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge
Metaphilosophy Analytic philosophy continental philosophy