Graduation Year
2015
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Philosophy
Reader 1
Yuval Avnur
Reader 2
Paul Hurley
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Abstract
This thesis discusses the idea of certainty in Wittgenstein's On Certainty and various interpretations of this text. Many deny a relativist reading of Wittgenstein because they think such reading fails to achieve Wittgenstein's goal, which is refuting skepticism. This thesis suggests the possibility of maintaining the certainty of our notion of truth while at the same time being open to the metaphysical possibility of relativism.
Recommended Citation
Pan, Mengqi, "Wittgenstein and Certainty" (2015). Scripps Senior Theses. 640.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/640
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
