Wittgenstein and philosophy of religion / edited by Robert L. Arrington and Mark Addis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Arrington, Robert L., 1938-

Addis, Mark.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951--Contributions in philosophy of religion.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig.

Religion--Philosophy.

Religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An exciting introduction to the contribution which the later Wittgenstein made to the philosophy of religion. Although his writings on the subject have been few, Wittgenstein developed influential and controversial theories on both religion (and magic) which emphasize the distinctive nature of religious discourse and how this nature can be misunderstood when viewed in direct competition with science.The contributors of this collection shed new light on the perennial debate between faith and reason. The result is a collection that is both informative and stimulating.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Contributors; Editors' introduction; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; The gospel according to Wittgenstein; Wittgenstein and magic; Wittgenstein, religious belief, and On Certainty; Creation, causality, and freedom of the will; Faith: themes from Wittgenstein, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche; D.Z.Phillips' fideism in Wittgenstein's mirror; Wittgensteinian religion and 'reformed' epistemology; Wittgenstein and the interpretation of religious discourse; Wittgenstein and Wittgensteinians on religion; 'Theology as grammar': Wittgenstein and some critics; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-60280-4

1-134-60281-2

1-280-15743-7

0-203-46258-0

0-203-25164-4

9780203462584

OCLC:

54414036