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OverviewIn Certainty in Action, Danièle Moyal-Sharrock describes how her encounter with Wittgenstein overturned her previous assumptions that the mind is a product of brain activity and that thought, consciousness, the will, feelings, memories, knowledge and language are stored and processed in the brain, by the brain. She shows how Wittgenstein enables us to veer away from this brain-centred view of intelligence and behaviour to a person-centred view focusing on ways of acting that are both diversely embedded across forms of human life and universally embedded in a single human form of life. The book traces the radical importance of action as the cohesive thread weaving through Wittgenstein's philosophy, and shows how certainty intertwines with it to produce new ways of engaging in epistemology, the philosophy of mind and the philosophy of language. This selection of Moyal-Sharrock's essays vividly illustrates some of the ways in which Wittgenstein's pioneering enactivism has impacted – and can further impact – not only philosophy, but also neighbouring disciplines such as linguistics, psychology, primatology, evolutionary psychology and anthropology. Certainty in Action is essential reading for students and researchers of these disciplines, and for anyone interested in getting a grasp of Wittgenstein's lasting genius and influence. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dr Danièle Moyal-Sharrock (University of Hertfordshire, UK)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Weight: 0.562kg ISBN: 9781350071292ISBN 10: 1350071293 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 22 April 2021 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Abbreviations of Works by Wittgenstein Introduction: Discovering Wittgenstein Part 1: Language 1. Through Thick and Thin: Wittgenstein's Grammar 2. Universal Grammar: Wittgenstein versus Chomsky 3. 'Words as Deeds': Wittgenstein's 'Spontaneous Utterances' and the Dissolution of the Explanatory Gap 4. Literature as the Measure of our Lives Part 2: Mind 5. From Deed to Word: Wittgenstein's Kink-Free Enactivism 6. Wittgenstein and the Memory Debate 7. Wittgenstein on Psychological Certainty Part 3: Epistemology 8. Wittgenstein on Knowledge and Certainty 9. Too Cavellian a Wittgenstein: Wittgenstein's Certainty, Cavell's Scepticism 10. Fighting Relativism: Wittgenstein and Kuhn 11. Beyond Hacker's Wittgenstein Notes References IndexReviewsDaniele Moyal Sharrock argues that in addition to the early and late Wittgenstein, there is a third Wittgenstein and a third Wittgenstein masterwork: On Certainty. She defends this claim with powerful arguments and admirable lucidity. She explores On Certainty with insight, sensitivity, and philosophical passion, shedding light on epistemology and grammar alike. A laudable achievement. * P.M.S. Hacker, United Kingdom * Author InformationDanièle Moyal-Sharrock is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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