Wittgenstein's maxim about doubt and knowing originated directly from Descartes
the verdict
REFUTED
the evidence says no
confidence 8/100
Scholarly literature overwhelmingly shows that Wittgenstein's remarks on doubt and certainty in On Certainty were developed in direct opposition to, rather than as a continuation of, Cartesian epistemology.
Evidence against · 6
A New Look at Wittgenstein and Pragmatism
2012 · cited by 20
Paper 0 discusses Wittgenstein's work as a critique of Cartesian traditions rather than an adoption of them.
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Wittgensteinian Epistemology, Epistemic Vertigo, and Pyrrhonian Skepticism
2018 · cited by 7
Paper 1 frames Wittgenstein's On Certainty specifically as an antidote and challenge to Cartesian skepticism.
Listening to Unreason: Foucault and Wittgenstein on Reason and the Unreasonable Man
2018 · cited by 1
Paper 3 analyzes Wittgenstein's explicit criticisms and differences regarding Descartes's Meditations.
Wittgenstein and neopyrrhonism
2022 · cited by 0
Paper 4 examines Wittgenstein's On Certainty as a dissolution or alternative to Cartesian skepticism.
Does Doubt Require Reasons?
2022 · cited by 0
Paper 5 details how Wittgenstein rejected standard ways of addressing skepticism, moving away from Cartesian frameworks.
KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE
AND A RADICAL SCEPTICISM
2019 · cited by 0
Paper 8 contrasts Descartes's and Wittgenstein's views on doubt and language, highlighting Wittgenstein's fundamental critique of Cartesian radical doubt.