The early Wittgenstein on religion /
Author / Creator: | Lazenby, J. Mark. |
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Imprint: | London ; New York : Continuum, c2006. |
Description: | x, 126 p. ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Continuum studies in British philosophy |
Subject: | |
Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6248733 |
Summary: | Many have observed how Wittgenstein's later philosophy illuminates the philosophy of religion. Rarely, however, have they paid attention to his early philosophy. Those who have argued that Wittgenstein refuted his early positions in his later work. This book proves otherwise. The proof is found in the answer to an important, but largely ignored, question: what is the relation of Wittgenstein's discussion of logic to his discussion of religion and ethics in the early work? Lazenby's answer is that Wittgenstein, in his discussion of logic, describes the boundaries of factual discourse for the purpose of fixing a common language. And in his discussion of religion and ethics, Wittgenstein suggests that when religious and ethical statements fall outside this common language, we should reconstruct them to make sense within the common language. Such reconstruction ensures that the meaning of religious utterances agrees with how believers actually live and speak. |
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Physical Description: | x, 126 p. ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-119) and index. |
ISBN: | 082648638X 9780826486387 |