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    It is not the case that Wittgenstein's 'On Certainty' establishes that framework propositions like 'I have hands' function as hinges that make doubt intelligible, not as objects of doubt themselves.

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    • 1.Calling propositions 'hinges' obscures rather than explains why they resist doubt—metaphor substitutes for argument.
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    • 2.Even framework propositions like 'I have hands' can be meaningfully doubted in philosophical contexts without incoherence.
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    • 3.The distinction between hinge and empirical propositions appears arbitrary; cultural variation suggests no universal framework.
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    • 1.Doubt requires a framework of accepted propositions; without hinges, doubt becomes incoherent rather than intelligible.
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    • 2.Wittgenstein's hinge metaphor accurately describes how certainty functions: some propositions enable questioning others.
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    • 3.The asymmetry between framework propositions and empirical claims matches our actual epistemic practice and language use.
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