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On Certainty by Ludwig Wittgenstein. 4,780 ratings, 4.16 average rating, 202 reviews. On Certainty Quotes Showing 1-30 of 30. “I am sitting with a philosopher in the garden; he says again and again 'I know that that’s a tree', pointing to a tree that is near us.
In this thought-provoking work, Wittgenstein delves into the nature of certainty and the limits of knowledge. He explores the complex relationship between language, belief, and reality, challenging traditional approaches to epistemology.
13 Μαρ 2017 · “I act with complete certainty,” remarks Wittgenstein. “But this certainty is my own.” (174) We doze, pillow talk, spring from our beds the same side each and every morning.
4 Αυγ 2021 · The problem of the ground and the possibility of positing groundless grounds are at the core of On Certainty, a work that needs to be read anew by placing it in the broader context of the epistemological tradition and, in general, of the metaphysical and philosophical tradition.
14 Αυγ 2023 · Wittgenstein’s “On Certainty” was a response to G. E. Moore’s essays which aimed to identify propositions that are beyond skepticism. Wittgenstein examined the idea that certain propositions serve as the bedrock or foundation for other empirical statements.
On Certainty (German: Über Gewissheit, original spelling Über Gewißheit) is a philosophical book composed from notes written by Ludwig Wittgenstein over four separate periods in the eighteen months before his death on 29 April 1951.
