“All testing, all confirmation and disconfirmation of a hypothesis takes place already within a system. And this system is not a more or less arbitrary and doubtful point of departure for all our arguments: no, it belongs to the essence of what we call an argument. The system is not so much as the point of departure, as the element in which arguments have their life.”
This book delves into the complex and nuanced concepts of certainty, examining how individuals perceive and understand the world around them. It explores the philosophical underpinnings of certainty, its role in human cognition, and its implications for our understanding of reality. more
Ludwig Wittgenstein was one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century, renowned for his profound contributions to language, logic, and philosophical methods. His ideas have had a significant impact on the development of analytic philosophy and philosophy of language. more
“But doesn't it come out here that knowledge is related to a decision?”