{"product_id":"routledge-philosophy-guidebook-to-wittgenstein-andy-hamilton-9780415450751","title":"Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Wittgenstein and on Certainty","description":"\u003cp\u003eLudwig Wittgenstein is arguably the most important philosopher of the twentieth century. In \u003ci\u003eOn Certainty\u003c\/i\u003e he discusses central issues in epistemology, including the nature of knowledge and scepticism. \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Wittgenstein and On Certainty\u003c\/i\u003e introduces and assesses: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eWittgenstein's career and the background to his later philosophy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe central ideas and text of \u003ci\u003eOn Certainty\u003c\/i\u003e, including its responses to G.E. Moore and discussion of fundamental issues in the theory of knowledge\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWittgenstein's continuing importance in contemporary philosophy.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eGuideBook\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for all students of Wittgenstein, and for those studying epistemology and philosophy of language. \u003ci\u003eOn Certainty, \u003c\/i\u003eWittgenstein's final work, addresses a category of \"world-picture\" propositions discovered by G.E. Moore. These challenge Wittgenstein's enduring commitment to a well-defined category of empirical propositions, and help to generate a critique of scepticism. Developing Wittgenstein's view that scepticism is self-undermining, the \u003ci\u003eGuidebook \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a combative yet therapeutic interpretation that locates \u003ci\u003eOn Certainty\u003c\/i\u003e between the standpoints of Kant and Hume. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andy Hamilton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415450756\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415450751\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Andy Hamilton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48112893362431,"sku":"9780415450751","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_304d098d-ea26-4f1f-803d-9047f59cd420.jpg?v=1769611653","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/routledge-philosophy-guidebook-to-wittgenstein-andy-hamilton-9780415450751","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}