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Sense and Certainty
Marie McGinn (Author)
9780631157861, Wiley
Hardback, published 5 January 1989
178 pages
23.3 x 16.4 x 2 cm, 0.397 kg
This dissertation aims to construct a non-dogmatic defence of common sense. It tries to show why the absence of justification for the judgements of common sense, which the sceptic reveals, does not invalidate them.
Preface 1 The Problem of Scepticism 1 2 The Conflict between Scepticism and Common Sense 14 3 Moore's Defence of Common Sense 40 4 On the Significance of What We Would Ordinarily Doubt 54 5 On the Significance of What We Would Ordinarily Claim to Know 76 6 Wittgenstein on the Philosopher's Use of 'I Know' 101 7 Wittgenstein on Certainty 121 8 On the Status of Moore-Type Propositions 137 Bibliography 164 Index 165
Subject Areas: Philosophy [HP]
