Wittgenstein and skepticism / Andrea Kern

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kern, Andrea, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein

Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein, 2632-7112

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig.

Skepticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"This Element is about Wittgenstein's engagement with skepticism. Two forms of skepticism will be at the center of this Element: skepticism concerning our knowledge of the 'external world,' and skepticism concerning our knowledge of 'other minds.' It will be shown that Wittgenstein is neither a skeptic nor an anti-skeptic. Rather, Wittgenstein thinks of the skeptic's doubt as a form of denial: a denial of knowledge that one cannot but have. The aim of this Element is to bring out what it means to think of the skeptic's doubt in a Wittgensteinian way, that is, as a doubt that manifests a denial of knowledge that one cannot but have, rather than a philosophical position about the possibility of knowledge that is either true or false and hence an object either of justification or refutation. Wittgenstein's relation to skepticism is therefore unique and highly original"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Skepticism and the first person

Skepticism and capacities

Skepticism and the second person

Skepticism as a denial of the undeniable

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed June 8, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Kern, Andrea Wittgenstein and skepticism

ISBN:

9781009592536

100959253X

9781009592567

1009592564

OCLC:

1579814753

Publisher Number:

CIPO000381745

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license