Moore and Wittgenstein Scepticism, Certainty and Common Sense [Hardcover]

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.Series Editor's Foreword Abbreviations of Works by Moore and Wittgenstein Aknowledgements Introduction G. E. Moore: Scepticism, Certainty and Common Sense Wittgenstein: Belief, Knowledge and Certainty Wittgenstein: Doubts and the Nonsense of Scepticism Wittgenstein: Hinges, Certainty, World-Picture and Mythology Conclusion: Moore and Wittgenstein On Epistemology and Language: A Synopsis References IndexANNALISA 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.???