Moore and Wittgenstein

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Introduction

   • Annalisa Coliva

   Pages 1-12

3. G. E. Moore: Scepticism, Certainty and Common Sense

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   Pages 13-54

4. Wittgenstein: Belief, Knowledge and Certainty

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   Pages 55-102

5. Wittgenstein: Doubts and the Nonsense of Scepticism

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   Pages 103-148

6. Wittgenstein: Hinges, Certainty, World-Picture and Mythology

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   Pages 149-207

7. Conclusion: Moore and Wittgenstein on Epistemology and Language. A Synopsis

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   Pages 208-210

8. Back Matter

   Pages 211-248

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Does scepticism threaten our common sense picture of the world? Does it really undermine our deep-rooted certainties? Answers to these questions are offered through a comparative study of the epistemological work of two key figures in the history of analytic philosophy, G. E. Moore and Ludwig Wittgenstein.

• comparative
• epistemology
• history
• history of literature
• knowledge
• Ludwig Wittgenstein
• philosophy
• scepticism

• University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

  Annalisa Coliva

ANNALISA COLIVA is lecturer in philosophy at the University of Modena and Reggio Emlia, Italy and Associate Director of the Research Centre in Philosophy COGITO. Fulbright and Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, her publications include several monographs and papers in Italian and English. Forthcoming are Mind, Meaning and Knowledge: Themes from the Philosophy of Crispin Wright and The Self and Self-Knowledge.   

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