Wittgenstein: A Religious Point of View?
Malcolm first draws together an illuminating collection of remarks on religion made by Wittgenstein at different stages of his life and in various contexts. He explores some of the ways in which Wittgenstein was attracted to religious modes of thinking and speculates about the barriers that kept him from full religious commitment. He concludes by offering four analogies between Wittgenstein's philosophical methods and his religious attitudes generally.
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Wittgenstein: A Religious Point of View?
Malcolm first draws together an illuminating collection of remarks on religion made by Wittgenstein at different stages of his life and in various contexts. He explores some of the ways in which Wittgenstein was attracted to religious modes of thinking and speculates about the barriers that kept him from full religious commitment. He concludes by offering four analogies between Wittgenstein's philosophical methods and his religious attitudes generally.
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Wittgenstein: A Religious Point of View?

Wittgenstein: A Religious Point of View?

Wittgenstein: A Religious Point of View?

Wittgenstein: A Religious Point of View?

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Overview

Malcolm first draws together an illuminating collection of remarks on religion made by Wittgenstein at different stages of his life and in various contexts. He explores some of the ways in which Wittgenstein was attracted to religious modes of thinking and speculates about the barriers that kept him from full religious commitment. He concludes by offering four analogies between Wittgenstein's philosophical methods and his religious attitudes generally.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780801429781
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication date: 01/04/1994
Series: 7/31/2000
Pages: 152
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.75(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

The late Norman Malcolm was the author of many books, including Wittgenstein: A Religious Point of View? also from Cornell. Malcolm spent the larger part of his career as a distinguished member of Cornell University's Sage School of Philosophy.

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