Abstract

Drawing inspiration from Wittgenstein’s dictum that “[t]he philosopher’s treatment of a question is like the treatment of an illness”, a number of prominent contemporary philosophers have stopped trying to refute skepticism and have instead sought to cure us of it. A similar passion for Wittgensteinian therapy animates Michael Hymers’ ambitious Philosophy and its Epistemic Neuroses. The book falls into three parts: the first aspires to debunk skepticism; the second dissects relativism; and the third is devoted to the topic of self-knowledge.