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A collection of essays which explores the significance of Wittgenstein for the Philosophy of Religion. Explorations of central notions in Wittgenstein's later philosophy are brought to bear on the clash between belief and atheism; understanding religious experience; language and ritual; evil and theodicies; miracles; and the possibility of a Christian philosophy.

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Author:   D. Phillips ,  Dewi Zephaniah Phillips ,  D Z Phillips
Publisher:   Palgrave USA
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1993 ed.
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.365kg
ISBN:  

9780312123000

ISBN 10:   0312123000
Pages:   259
Publication Date:   04 August 1993
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Book
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements - Introduction - Philosophy, Theology and the Reality of God - Sublime Existence - Searle on Language Games and Religion - On Really Believing - Religious Belief and Language Games - Wittgenstein's Full Stop - Primitive Reactions and the Reactions of Primitives - Belief and Loss of Belief - From Coffee to Carmelites - On Not Understanding God - Waiting for the Vanishing Shed - On Wanting to Compare Wittgenstein and Zen - Authorship and Authenticity: Kierkegaard and Wittgenstein - Advice to Philosophers who are Christians - Religion in Wittgenstein's Mirror - Index

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