Wittgenstein's religious point of view / Tim Labron.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Labron, Tim.

Series:

Continuum studies in British philosophy.

Continuum studies in British philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion--Philosophy.

Religion.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951--Religion.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (170 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Wittgenstein once said, 'I cannot help seeing every problem from a religious point of view'. However, since he never advocated any one religion many people have wondered just what this religious point of view could be. This book answers this question by clarifying the overall nature(s) of his philosophies (the early and the later) and then by exploring the idea of a religious point of view as an analogy for a philosophy. As a result, the author reveals the concordance between the later Wittgenstein and central aspects of Hebraic thought. Although perhaps this ought not to be surprising (Wittge

Contents:

Wittgenstein's early philosophy and a 'religious point of view'

Wittgenstein's later philosophy and religion

Wittgenstein and Greek thought

Wittgenstein's later philosophy and Hebraic thought

Wittgenstein's religious point of view.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-160) and index.

ISBN:

9786611295349

9781281295347

1281295345

9781847142832

1847142834

OCLC:

290569745