Wittgenstein, Frazer and Religion
Author:   Brian R. Clack
Publisher:   Palgrave USA
Edition:   1999 ed.
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Pages:   200
Publication Date:   11 January 1999
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Wittgenstein, Frazer and Religion


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Wittgenstein, Frazer and Religion expounds and analyses the argument of Wittgenstein's Remarks on Frazer's Golden Bough . It details the reasons for Wittgenstein's rejection of the intellectualist theory of religion, and suggests a new interpretation of his rival view of ritual. Denying that Wittgenstein's account is straightforwardly expressivist, the author builds his own interpretation on Wittgenstein's claim that magic is akin to metaphysics. In the course of the book, the author considers such matters as expressivism, 'perspicuous representation', the nature of human sacrifice, and Wittgenstein's cultural pessimism.

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Author:   Brian R. Clack
Publisher:   Palgrave USA
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1999 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.420kg
ISBN:  

9780312216429


ISBN 10:   0312216424
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   11 January 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Wittgenstein, Frazer and Religion PART 1: EXPRESSIVISM Wittgenstein's 'Expressivism' The Possibility of Expressivism PART II: METHODOLOGY: DESCRIPTION AND EXPLANATION Perspicuous Representation The Prohibition on Explanation The Frontiers of the Remarks PART III: THE NATURAL HISTORY OF A CEREMONIAL ANIMAL 'Metaphysics as a Kind of Magic' Frazerian Reflections: On Beltane and Human Sacrifice 'The Collapse into the Inorganic' Notes Bibliography Index

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Clack... succeeds both in capturing valuable strains of thought in Wittgenstein and in considering Wittgenstein's thought seriously and critically. Choice <br>


Clack... succeeds both in capturing valuable strains of thought in Wittgenstein and in considering Wittgenstein's thought seriously and critically. Choice


Clack... succeeds both in capturing valuable strains of thought in Wittgenstein and in considering Wittgenstein's thought seriously and critically. Choice


Author Information

BRIAN R. CLACK is Tutor in Philosophy at St. Clare's International College, Oxford. He received his PhD from London University in 1994, and is, with Beverly Clack, the author of An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion (forthcoming).

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