Religion and Wittgenstein's Legacy: A Systematic Study
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Overview
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.Synopsis
Several symposia at a 2000 conference on the philosophy of language at Claremont Graduate University generated these 11 papers and discussions of them. They explore what Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889- 1951) had to say about ethics and religion in his early work Tractatus; his explicit views of religion as expressed in his Lectures on Religious Belief; issues raised by his Remarks on Frazer's The Golden Bough; the philosophical and theological reception of his views, and the relation of his work to the cultural context in which he produced it. Among specific topics are the problem of The Higher in Tractatus, contemplative philosophy and doing justice to religion, and Wittgenstein in exile. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR