Wittgenstein's (Misunderstood) Religious Thought (Philosophy of Religion: World Religions)
Earl Stanley B. Fronda
Wittgenstein's religious thought is not well understood. And Wittgensteinian philosophy of religion is charged with fideism, religious non-realism, and even crypto-atheism. These charges, however, are borne of misunderstandings that are a result of the critics' being oblivious of apophatic theology. This book is intended to help clear some of those misunderstandings and neutralize the above-mentioned charges. It argues that Wittgenstein's religious thought shares kinship with the thought of apophaticists in Christendom such as the Pseudo-Dionysius and St. Thomas Aquinas. What appear to be fideism, non-realism, or crypto-atheism to the critics appear differently to those who see Wittgensteinian philosophy of religion from the apophaticists' point of view--Wittgenstein's religious point of view.
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Year:
2010
Publisher:
Brill Academic Pub
Language:
english
Pages:
265
ISBN 10:
9004186093
ISBN 13:
9789004186095
Series:
Philosophy of Religion: World Religions
File:
PDF, 1.62 MB
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english, 2010