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I'll continue to work on the book and maybe get back to post some of it sometime.
January 14, 2025 at 19:44
There's always more...
January 14, 2025 at 19:07
Good one Josh, I stand corrected.
January 12, 2025 at 22:21
While it's true that many of our convictions are hinges (basic beliefs), I wouldn't use "system of convictions," and Witt never used this wording. He ...
January 12, 2025 at 21:56
Glad I could provide some humor. :grin:
January 12, 2025 at 21:43
By the way, the whole Gettier problem is misguided, but I agree with you and am not interested in re-hashing that mess.
January 12, 2025 at 21:38
Wittgenstein pointed out in several instances that Moore's use of "I know..." is more like an expression of a conviction, it's not that JTB is incompl...
January 12, 2025 at 21:34
No, it's not incomplete, there are just other uses (language games) where the use of "I know.." isn't JTB.
January 12, 2025 at 21:22
Yes.
January 12, 2025 at 21:17
I'm sure he didn't align himself with the traditional accounts of JTB. So, no, I don't think he would agree with traditional JTB. This was acknowledge...
January 12, 2025 at 21:15
Sorry Josh, but I never said anything about a "system of convictions." You're confusing what I said about Moore's use of "I know..." (which is more li...
January 12, 2025 at 18:59
If read closely, much of what I've written implies that Wittgenstein's OC enhances the traditional view of knowledge as JTB. I believe that JTB is sti...
January 12, 2025 at 14:53
No problem Banno, and thanks for the kind words. I tried to capture what I thought was Witt's thinking. I'm sure I did in many ways but failed in othe...
January 12, 2025 at 03:41
My account of JTB is a bit more nuanced than what you might normally hear from those who hold to JTB. For e.g., there are different language games tha...
January 11, 2025 at 23:49
C1 is an intermediate conclusion and C4 in the final conclusion. Of course, there are different theories of knowledge, but since Witt is generally dea...
January 11, 2025 at 23:00
So, what would a logical argument look like in favor of my interpretation of Wittgenstein’s hinge propositions? P1: All knowledge in the traditional e...
January 11, 2025 at 19:54
Who knows? We have to disagree about something. :grin:
January 11, 2025 at 02:44
Where we seem to disagree is on the idea that "One can only have justified true beliefs if there are truths." Obviously this is true, but this doesn't...
January 11, 2025 at 00:52
You didn't direct this at me, but I wanted to respond. Yes, they're examples of hinges. However, certain hinges (basic beliefs) provide the framework ...
January 11, 2025 at 00:20
Well that's my interpretation of OC.
January 10, 2025 at 21:35
OC 291 is just Witt reiterating that some truths about the world are just part of the framework or foundation of understanding. They're not questioned...
January 10, 2025 at 19:14
This should probably be in my thread on OC.
January 10, 2025 at 15:04
The way I explain Moore's confusion, which is Witt's point, Moore's use of know is more akin to an expression of a conviction. In other words, a subje...
January 10, 2025 at 14:25
Yes, you are correct; it's not the same. However, any system, whether epistemological (JTB) or formal mathematical systems, will have hinges (hereafte...
January 10, 2025 at 12:00
Hinges aren't true in the epistemological sense, i.e., justified and true. However, one can use the concept of true in other ways, just as the concept...
January 10, 2025 at 02:50
This is one of the main points of OC. We often refer to things as true without being justified, just as we can use the word know without it being JTB....
January 06, 2025 at 00:30
You still don't seem to follow my points. Of course, they could be used in arguments. We can talk about their truth values just as we can talk about t...
January 06, 2025 at 00:22
I'll comment on this: I'm not sure why you would say this, viz., "Hinge propositions are said, but never quite rightly." They are often mischaracteriz...
January 05, 2025 at 21:01
The Practicality of Understanding Hinges Wittgenstein's hinge propositions (hereafter known as basic beliefs) from On Certainty offer profound insight...
January 04, 2025 at 04:37
Let me explain this idea more simply: Again, thinking about the rules of chess. When we assert that "bishops move diagonally," this isn't something we...
January 03, 2025 at 00:04
So, hinge propositions (bedrock beliefs) are outside our epistemological framework (JTB), which means that hinges aren't known in the epistemological ...
January 02, 2025 at 20:07
My take on some of this differs from what's been discussed here, especially since I'm an Idealist.
December 31, 2024 at 13:43
In Wittgenstein’s final work, OC, he grappled with the fundamental ideas of knowledge (JTB), certainty, doubt, truth, and others. This was in response...
December 29, 2024 at 22:36
I’ve been thinking about expressing Wittgenstein’s hinges in terms of types. For example… 1. Types of Hinges • Pre-linguistic beliefs (shown in our ac...
December 28, 2024 at 17:02
Some insights into Wittgensteinian hinges and Godel’s incompleteness theorems. Extended Theory: Foundations of Knowledge and Formal Systems 1. Paralle...
December 27, 2024 at 10:09
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December 27, 2024 at 02:51
What might an outline of a theory of knowledge look like in my interpretation of OC? A Layered Theory of Epistemic Foundations 1. Foundation Layer: Pr...
December 27, 2024 at 01:46
Key Themes of Thread: 1. Context and Purpose • On Certainty is Wittgenstein’s response to G.E. Moore's papers Proof of an External World and A Defense...
December 26, 2024 at 23:51
Thanks, I listened to most of it and there's not anything new there. There are many more interesting videos on the topic. I've been listening to Dr. B...
December 04, 2024 at 04:56
It doesn't make any sense to me, but I'll delete them anyway.
December 02, 2024 at 22:21
I don't use LLMs to write my posts. I quoted the LLM's answer to a question. Isn't this like quoting a paper or book? Do you want me to delete the pos...
December 02, 2024 at 21:43
I think Grok 2 mini beta did a great job of answering these questions
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December 02, 2024 at 15:28
Sorry, but I'm a bit burnt out when it comes to Wittgenstein. Good luck with your thread.
October 31, 2024 at 06:10