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Many Christians believe that there is strong evidence to support the conclusion that Jesus rose physically from the dead. What do you think?

These are interesting points, good job.

The problem that arises, is with the idea that since language is not completely independent of reality, it may lead to the incorrect idea that languag...

The reason I'm bringing this up has to do with a particular interpretation of Wittgenstein that is probably incorrect. Moreover, I want to check my ow...

Before going on I have to say that I'm reconsidering the idea that basic mathematical propositions are hinge-propositions. Although, with the caveat t...

This next part is taken from the introduction. A Plea for Rhees’ Reading of Wittgenstein’s On Certainty: is grammar conditioned by certain facts? Serg...

I've been doing some reading, and it may be that I haven't paid close enough attention to Wittgenstein's idea of grammar. I think this paper I'm readi...

So, you don't think there are mathematical hinges? No one is saying that there are instances where one can doubt a mathematical proposition. Just as t...

I do think of hinges as basic beliefs, and that they are non-propositional. I said this earlier in my posts. It might be that indubitable is the wrong...

Ya, I was a bit harsh on Fooloso4.

I do hold to the idea that if a proposition is basic or hinge, then to say that it's true is just as mistaken as saying "I know this is a hand." So ye...

Obviously your interpretation is the correct interpretation. And yes, 2x2=4 is not an interpretation, but whether it's a hinge or not is. It seems to ...

I could say the same thing, but it gets us nowhere.

We disagree and that's fine, but I'm moving on to continue the analysis.

Let me try a different approach. It probably won't help, but that's life. If Moore's propositions or hinges cannot be known, it follows that there are...

No, but I think it follows from his ideas.

The negation of 2+2=4. Maybe you haven't been following everything that's been said. I've been pointing out that these basic mathematical propositions...

Hi Luke, One thing is for sure much of this depends on context, even Moore's proposition "I know this is a hand," has a use on particular occasions, W...

My interpretation and the interpretations of others who agree is that Wittgenstein found Moore's statements interesting because he found something spe...

It's true that we accept hinge-propositions, but we don't accept them because their true, truth has nothing to do with it. In fact, they're not even p...

This is correct. As soon as you allow true and false to enter the picture it destroys the idea of what a hinge is supposed to be. It allows the doubt ...

I don't believe QM violates the law of non-contradiction either. I suspect that most physicists don't believe it, but I'm not sure. Much of this depen...

I'm going to back up a bit and try to clarify. Why is it that Wittgenstein writes OC? It's specifically in response to Moore's papers (Proof of an Ext...

Most interpetations of OC include Moore's propositions as hinge-propositions. I just don't see how you can read OC without coming to that conclusion. ...

I'm not asking you to leave, I'm just saying that maybe you have something important to say, and that might be done in a different thread. You can con...

Maybe you should start your own analysis in another thread.

OC 66 begins the second of four divisions in W. notes. "I make assertions about reality, assertions which have different degrees of assurance. How doe...

The radical skeptic seems to think that his doubts can take place in a rational argument, but the truth is that this kind of doubting undermines all a...

The fact that you are doubting your existence, shows your existence. The question, in a Wittgensteinian way lacks sense.

I'm going to make one more comment before moving on, because I don't want any confusion about what I'm saying. It's not true that the only example of ...

I think this misses the point of what a hinge-proposition is. What makes something a hinge is not what people accept as true or false, which are epist...

An important part of Wittgenstein's analysis is how he looks at Moorean propositions. Propositions like "This is a hand," "There are physical objects,...

I can't imagine Moore responding to the skeptic in terms of just his conviction. Obviously he thought it was more than that. However, W. says that thi...

If Moore was using "I am certain..." as a synonym for "I know.." it wouldn't make any difference (see OC 8).

The radical skeptic doesn't seem to understand the limiting use of the language-game of doubt. Both Moore's use of know, and the radical skeptic's use...

First, hinge-propositions, or what I call basic beliefs or foundational beliefs (foundation carries other baggage though), are outside any of our epis...

One use of "I know..." that I find particularly problematic in our culture is the tendency to think that only science can give us a firm footing when ...

Even in mathematics we run into the same kinds of problems. Compare, "I know this calculation is correct (some long drawn out calculus calculation)," ...

The purpose of this analysis is to try to dig deeper into Wittgenstein's thinking. Many of you know that I've done this before. However, in this analy...

My contention is that Moore's propositions are akin to strong beliefs and/or strong convictions (Wittgenstein seems to say the same thing). The tenden...

Wittgenstein isn't disallowing the use of know and doubt, he is saying that in some cases philosophers are not using the words correctly. By the way, ...

Yes, part of what Wittgenstein said is that language derives meaning within the context of a language-game, and that meaning is closely connected with...

Note that if one claims to know, then it means that in some way he has verified his claim (as pointed out in the previous post). But more than this, i...

"We just do not see how very specialized the use of 'I know' is (OC 11). "For 'I know seems to describe a state of affairs which guarantees what is kn...

OC 9 brings up an important point about Moorean propositions. Do we in general makes sure that we know that this is a hand, or this is a tree, or that...

Yes, Moore did believe that his propositions were common sense propositions that all of us know, but Wittgenstein is challenging this idea. To most us...

OC 6 brings up an important point (Wittgenstein says an "extremely important" point) about mental states and the connection to Moore's misuse of know....

The idea that there is a supporting structure to language is very important if you want to understand Wittgenstein's thinking about knowing and doubti...

Yes, good response.

The point Wittgenstein is making about Moore's claim to know is that it's a misuse of the word know. Moreover, he contrasts knowing with doubting beca...