Wittgenstein and Absolute Truth
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ON CERTAINTY
Is anything of significance lost in giving up the idea of
absolute truth?
Throughout 'On Certainty', Wittgenstein's aim is to remove the
false pictures created by traditional philosophers, by uncovering
the true way that our language functions in our lives, and
showing the irreconcilable difference between this and the way
that philosophers use language in different situations. While
Wittgenstein criticises the theories of traditional philosophers,
he himself does not come up
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we live and interact in a more realistic and considerate manner. There are significant gains then, rather than significant losses, in giving up the idea of absolute truth. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** BIBLIOGRAPHY Wittgenstein, Ludwig On Certainty (Oxford: Blackwell, 1969) Moore, George Edward Philosophical Papers (London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd., 1959) Marx, Karl & Engels, Friedrich The Communist Manifesto (London: 1847) Auden, W.H. 'September 1, 1939' published in Mendelson, Edward (ed.) W.H. Auden -Selected Poems (London: Faber and Faber, 1979)
we live and interact in a more realistic and considerate manner. There are significant gains then, rather than significant losses, in giving up the idea of absolute truth. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** BIBLIOGRAPHY Wittgenstein, Ludwig On Certainty (Oxford: Blackwell, 1969) Moore, George Edward Philosophical Papers (London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd., 1959) Marx, Karl & Engels, Friedrich The Communist Manifesto (London: 1847) Auden, W.H. 'September 1, 1939' published in Mendelson, Edward (ed.) W.H. Auden -Selected Poems (London: Faber and Faber, 1979)