Cartesian Skepticism, Kantian Skepticism, and the Dreaming Hypothesis
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چکیده
Based on the distinction drawn by James Conant between Cartesian skepticism and Kantian skepticism, I intend to show that Wittgenstein’s remarks dreaming should not be understood as a direct attack former, commonly held, but an indirect it, for Wittgenstein approaches Descartes’ hypothesis changing very problematic at stake. takes one step back from question about how distinguish is experiencing something actually this focuses linguistic conditions of possibility granted, is, saying “I am dreaming.” also read in light his claim nonsensical put forward Tractatus logico-philosophicus well last writings. More specifically, words dreaming” are same sense alleged proposition “There physical objects” expression doubt existence objects or external world.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1414-4247', '1808-1525', '1808-1711']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5007/1808-1711.2023.e84712