{"product_id":"on-certainty-isbn-9781394324620","title":"On Certainty","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe German text, with a facing English translation by P. M. S. Hacker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLudwig Wittgenstein's \u003ci\u003eOn Certainty\u003c\/i\u003e collects the final notes of one of the twentieth century’s most influential thinkers, written during the last eighteen months of his life. These posthumously published fragments reflect on questions of knowledge, doubt, and belief. They offer a distinctive perspective on Wittgenstein's late philosophy, and contain many remarks which have greatly influenced epistemological debate in the ensuing decades.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis new translation by P. M. S. Hacker offers a clear and improved rendering of the original German, restoring features of the manuscripts that are essential for understanding the text. Presented in a facing-page German–English format, the edition is clear and readable for both students and scholars, includes a detailed introductory essay on the genesis of the text, and benefits from extensive textual notes that support deeper engagement with Wittgenstein’s arguments. The text also includes several appendices with new translations of select excerpts from other late Wittgenstein manuscripts with reflections on knowledge, belief, doubt, and certainty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis definitive translation and edition of \u003ci\u003eOn Certainty\u003c\/i\u003e enables readers to engage thoughtfully with Wittgenstein's final thoughts on the limits of doubt and the grounding of belief. Enhanced by Hacker's expertise, it is an invaluable resource for those studying epistemology, philosophy of language, or Wittgenstein's later work\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditorial Preface to the New Edition and Translation of On Certainty ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Genesis of On Certainty xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eÜber Gewißheit On Certainty 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes to the New Edition of On Certainty 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnhang 1: Auszüge aus MS 169 Appendix 1: Excerpts from MS 169 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnhang 2: Auszüge aus MS 170 Appendix 2: Excerpts from MS 170 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnhang 3: Auszüge aus MS 171 Appendix 3: Excerpts from MS 171 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnhang 4: Auszüge aus MS 173 Appendix 4: Excerpts from MS 173 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnhang 5: Auszüge aus MS 174 Appendix 5: Excerpts from MS 174 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 6: Norman Malcolm’s Notes on Conversations with Wittgenstein in Autumn 1949 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegister 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This is the new interpretation of \u003ci\u003eOn Certainty\u003c\/i\u003e that Wittgenstein scholars have been waiting for, overseen by one of the world’s foremost experts on Wittgenstein’s work.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDuncan Pritchard, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Irvine \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Peter Hacker’s new edition and translation of \u003ci\u003eOn Certainty\u003c\/i\u003e is a clear improvement on the previous one. Hacker recovers material unjustly left out, provides illuminating notes, improves on the earlier translation at many places, and adds a helpful scholarly article on the genesis of the text. A must for anyone interested in Wittgenstein, epistemology, or simply philosophy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—\u003cb\u003eHanoch Ben-Yami, Professor of Philosophy, Central European University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This impeccably researched volume, with its lucid new facing-page translation of a newly organized and more comprehensive German text, is sure to rank as the definitive edition of Wittgenstein’s seminal writings on certainty.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJohn Cottingham, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, University of Reading\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“I am completely sure that P.M. S. Hacker’s translation of \u003ci\u003eOn Certainty\u003c\/i\u003e will become the definitive English version of Wittgenstein’s notorious text, not least because Hacker takes careful recourse to highly relevant material – on knowledge, belief, certainty, and doubt regarding the mental attributes of others – from Wittgenstein’s last notebooks. In so doing, he provides invaluable commentary to oft-overlooked supplementary material. A fillip to both Wittgenstein studies and epistemology, this new bilingual edition promises to engage scholars for many decades indeed.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—\u003cb\u003eConstantine Sandis, Founding Director of Lex Academic and Visiting Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hertfordshire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eP. M. S. HACKER\u003c\/b\u003e is an Emeritus Fellow at St John’s College, Oxford, and one of the world’s leading authorities on the philosophy of Wittgenstein. He has authored 25 books and over 175 papers, with significant contributions to the philosophy of language, mind, and neuroscience. His works include \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Foundations of Neuroscience\u003c\/i\u003e (co-authored with M. R. Bennett) and the four-volume \u003ci\u003eHuman Nature\u003c\/i\u003e series.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe German text, with a facing English translation by P. M. S. Hacker\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudwig Wittgenstein’s \u003ci\u003eOn Certainty\u003c\/i\u003e collects the final notes of one of the twentieth century’s most influential thinkers, written during the last eighteen months of his life. These posthumously published fragments reflect on questions of knowledge, doubt, and belief. They offer a distinctive perspective on Wittgenstein’s late philosophy, and contain many remarks which have greatly influenced epistemological debate in the ensuing decades. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new translation by P. M. S. Hacker offers a clear and improved rendering of the original German, restoring features of the manuscripts that are essential for understanding the text. Presented in a facing-page German–English format, the edition is clear and readable for both students and scholars, includes a detailed introductory essay on the genesis of the text, and benefits from extensive textual notes that support deeper engagement with Wittgenstein’s arguments. The text also includes several appendices with new translations of select excerpts from other late Wittgenstein manuscripts with reflections on knowledge, belief, doubt, and certainty. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis meticulous translation and edition of \u003ci\u003eOn Certainty\u003c\/i\u003e enables readers to engage thoughtfully with Wittgenstein’s final thoughts on the limits of doubt and the grounding of belief. Enhanced by Hacker’s expertise, it is an invaluable resource for those studying epistemology, philosophy of language, or Wittgenstein’s later work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989712453861,"sku":"NP9781394324620","price":57.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781394324620.jpg?v=1761785208","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/on-certainty-isbn-9781394324620","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}