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Epistemology

the view that some basic certainties act as hinges that are neither known nor doubted but make inquiry and doubt possible.

In epistemology, hinge epistemology refers to the view that some basic certainties act as hinges that are neither known nor doubted but make inquiry and doubt possible. This meaning comes from Wittgenstein (1969) in On certainty =: ÜberGewissheit.[1]

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Wittgenstein, L. (1969). On certainty =: ÜberGewissheit. Harper & Row. ISBN 9780061316869

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