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Author: Robert L. Arrington
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780415335553
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An exciting introduction to the contribution which Wittgenstein made to the philosophy of religion.
Author: Genia Schönbaumsfeld
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2010-03-11
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 0191614831
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Cursory allusions to the relation between Kierkegaard and Wittgenstein are common in philosophical literature, but there has been little in the way of serious and comprehensive commentary on the relationship of their ideas. Genia Schönbaumsfeld closes this gap and offers new readings of Kierkegaard's and Wittgenstein's conceptions of philosophy and religious belief. Chapter one documents Kierkegaard's influence on Wittgenstein, while chapters two and three provide trenchant criticisms of two prominent attempts to compare the two thinkers, those by D. Z. Phillips and James Conant. In chapter four, Schönbaumsfeld develops Kierkegaard's and Wittgenstein's concerted criticisms of certain standard conceptions of religious belief, and defends their own positive conception against the common charges of 'irrationalism' and 'fideism'. As well as contributing to contemporary debate about how to read Kierkegaard's and Wittgenstein's work, A Confusion of the Spheres addresses issues which not only concern scholars of Wittgenstein and Kierkegaard, but anyone interested in the philosophy of religion, or the ethical aspects of philosophical practice as such.
Author: Felicity McCutcheon
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-03-02
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 1351904930
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Religion Within the Limits of Language Alone provides a critical examination of the Wittgensteinian philosophers of religion who claim that the word 'God' cannot be understood as referring to a metaphysical being who may or may not exist. McCutcheon traces the arguments offered by these philosophers of religion back to Wittgenstein's own criticisms of speculative metaphysics, arguing that in its religious usage the concept of God does not fall under Wittgenstein's anti-metaphysical gaze. In presenting a detailed account of Wittgenstein's own philosophical method, including his criticisms of metaphysics, McCutcheon shows that it is possible to accept Wittgenstein's criticisms of metaphysics whilst retaining the metaphysical content of religious language. This book offers a fresh understanding of Wittgenstein's philosophical method and a new critique of religious discourse for those studying philosophy and religious studies.
Author: Earl Stanley B. Fronda
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2010-08-13
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9004186115
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book argues that Wittgenstein's religious thought is misunderstood by its critics, and that their misunderstandings are a result of being oblivious of apophatic theology--the theology that encapsulates Wittgenstein's religious point of view.
Author: Gordon Graham
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 0198713975
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Gordon Graham presents a bold new account of Wittgenstein's philosophy, which argues for its relevance to the study of religion and aims to revitalize the philosophy of 'true religion'. He uses Wittgenstein's conception of philosophy to argue in favour of the idea that 'true religion' is to be understood as human participation in divine life.
Author: Mario von der Ruhr
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-05-15
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 1351905023
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Wittgenstein was one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century. In this collection, distinguished Wittgenstein scholars examine his legacy for the philosophy of religion by examining key areas of his work: Wittgenstein's Tractatus; Frazer's 'Golden Bough'; and the implications of his later philosophy for the understanding of religion. Assessments are also provided of the philosophical and theological reception of his work. The collection provides an invaluable resource for graduate and undergraduate teaching of Wittgenstein in relation to religion.
Author: Thomas D. Carroll
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2014-07-08
Total Pages: 359
ISBN-13: 1137407905
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The commonly held view that Wittgensteinian philosophy of religion is fideistic loses plausibility when contrasted with recent scholarship on Wittgenstein's corpus and biography. This book reevaluates the place of Wittgenstein in the philosophy of religion and charts a path forward for the subfield by advancing three themes.
Author: Brian R. Clack
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1998-10-30
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 023037168X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Wittgenstein, Frazer and Religion expounds and analyses the argument of Wittgenstein's Remarks on Frazer's Golden Bough . It details the reasons for Wittgenstein's rejection of the intellectualist theory of religion, and suggests a new interpretation of his rival view of ritual. Denying that Wittgenstein's account is straightforwardly expressivist, the author builds his own interpretation on Wittgenstein's claim that magic is akin to metaphysics. In the course of the book, the author considers such matters as expressivism, 'perspicuous representation', the nature of human sacrifice, and Wittgenstein's cultural pessimism.
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Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2019-09-02
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9004408053
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This volume argues that Wittgenstein’s philosophy of religion and his thought in general continue to be highly relevant for present and future research on interreligious relations.
Author: Luigi Perissinotto
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Published: 2013-05-02
Total Pages: 179
ISBN-13: 3110321882
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book explores Wittgenstein's conception of ethics, religion and philosophy. It aims at providing us with the tools necessary for assessing to what extent the Austrian philosopher can be considered an anti-Enlightenment thinker. The articles collected in this volume explore the relationship between Wittgenstein's thought and that of several authors who were, in various ways, key to the counter-enlightenement, authors such as Hume, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Tolstoy, James and Pierce. One of the central issues examined here is Wittgenstein's opposition to the Cartesian method of doubt – a cornerstone of the enlightened movement against prejudice and superstition.
