Über Gewißheit
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Über Gewißheit is Ludwig Wittgenstein’s posthumously published collection of notes on epistemology, focusing on the nature of knowledge, doubt, and certainty.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Quest for Certainty | 1 |
| What Comes After Certainty | 1 |
| Über Gewißheit canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2487898 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Über Gewißheit Context triple: [On Certainty, originalTitle, Über Gewißheit]
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A.
De veritate
De veritate is a scholastic theological and philosophical work by Thomas Aquinas that systematically explores the nature of truth, knowledge, and divine understanding through a series of disputed questions.
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B.
Beyond Belief
"Beyond Belief" is a seminal sociological work by Robert N. Bellah that explores the role of religion and symbolic meaning in modern American society.
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C.
A Confession
A Confession is a philosophical and spiritual autobiographical work by Leo Tolstoy in which he recounts his existential crisis and search for the meaning of life.
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D.
Der Gedanke
Der Gedanke is a seminal philosophical essay by Gottlob Frege that analyzes the nature of thoughts, sense, and truth in the philosophy of language and logic.
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E.
The Unknowable
The Unknowable is a philosophical concept denoting aspects of reality or truth that are fundamentally beyond human comprehension or empirical investigation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Über Gewißheit Target entity description: Über Gewißheit is Ludwig Wittgenstein’s posthumously published collection of notes on epistemology, focusing on the nature of knowledge, doubt, and certainty.
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A.
De veritate
De veritate is a scholastic theological and philosophical work by Thomas Aquinas that systematically explores the nature of truth, knowledge, and divine understanding through a series of disputed questions.
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B.
Beyond Belief
"Beyond Belief" is a seminal sociological work by Robert N. Bellah that explores the role of religion and symbolic meaning in modern American society.
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C.
A Confession
A Confession is a philosophical and spiritual autobiographical work by Leo Tolstoy in which he recounts his existential crisis and search for the meaning of life.
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D.
Der Gedanke
Der Gedanke is a seminal philosophical essay by Gottlob Frege that analyzes the nature of thoughts, sense, and truth in the philosophy of language and logic.
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E.
The Unknowable
The Unknowable is a philosophical concept denoting aspects of reality or truth that are fundamentally beyond human comprehension or empirical investigation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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collection of notes ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ |
| concerns |
the background of unquestioned certainties
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the justification of knowledge claims ⓘ the role of doubt in inquiry ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| discusses |
G. E. Moore’s proof of an external world
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foundational beliefs ⓘ hinge propositions ⓘ skepticism ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
the concept of certainty
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the limits of reason ⓘ
surface form:
the limits of doubt
the nature of knowledge ⓘ |
| genre | philosophy ⓘ |
| hasForm | philosophical notes ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
forms of life
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framework of certainty ⓘ hinge propositions ⓘ language-games ⓘ |
| influencedBy | G. E. Moore ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
certainty
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doubt ⓘ epistemology ⓘ knowledge ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | late Wittgenstein period ⓘ |
| philosophicalQuestion |
On what certainties does our practice of knowing rest?
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What are the limits of rational doubt? ⓘ What does it mean to know something? ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
framework propositions
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hinge epistemology ⓘ ordinary language and knowledge claims ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| posthumousWorkOf | Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | posthumously published ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
Philosophical Investigations
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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | On Certainty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Über Gewißheit Description of subject: Über Gewißheit is Ludwig Wittgenstein’s posthumously published collection of notes on epistemology, focusing on the nature of knowledge, doubt, and certainty.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
this entity surface form:
What Comes After Certainty
this entity surface form:
The Quest for Certainty