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Ep. 309: Wittgenstein On Certainty (Part One)

Ep. 309: Wittgenstein On Certainty (Part One)

FromThe Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast


Ep. 309: Wittgenstein On Certainty (Part One)

FromThe Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Jan 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Discussing the notes Ludwig Wittgenstein made at the end of his life in 1951 that were published as On Certainty in 1969. Can we coherently doubt propositions like "physical objects exist," "the world is more than 50 years old," and "this is my hand"? Wittgenstein looks at these questions via his framework of language games. Is doubting one of these a legitimate move in a game? Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Check out the Overthink podcast and Conversations with Coleman. Attend our live show in NYC on April 15.
Released:
Jan 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Partially Examined Life is a philosophy podcast by some guys who were at one point set on doing philosophy for a living but then thought better of it. Each episode, we pick a short text and chat about it with some balance between insight and flippancy. You don't have to know any philosophy, or even to have read the text we're talking about to (mostly) follow and (hopefully) enjoy the discussion. For links to the texts we discuss and other info, check out www.partiallyexaminedlife.com.