The Problem of Certainty and the Critique of the Past

Many thinkers, including Charles Sanders Peirce and William James, were exploring the problem of certainty. They concluded that certainty was impossible to access. This raised questions about the concept of truth. Despite the impossibility of certainty, humans have always strived for it. The validity of an idea is determined by how accurately it corresponds with reality. Philosophers have dedicated their lives to creating ideas that claim certainty.