Wittgenstein within the Philosophy of Religion
Author:   Thomas D. Carroll
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
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9781137407894


Pages:   209
Publication Date:   15 July 2014
Format:   Hardback
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Wittgenstein within the Philosophy of Religion


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The commonly held view that Wittgensteinian philosophy of religion is fideistic loses plausibility when contrasted with recent scholarship on Wittgenstein's corpus and biography. This book reevaluates the place of Wittgenstein in the philosophy of religion and charts a path forward for the subfield by advancing three themes.

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Author:   Thomas D. Carroll
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   3.796kg
ISBN:  

9781137407894


ISBN 10:   1137407891
Pages:   209
Publication Date:   15 July 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction: Reading Wittgenstein on Religion 1. Problems of Interpretive Authority in Wittgenstein's Corpus 2. Wittgenstein, Biography, and Religious Identity 3. A History of Wittgenstein and the Philosophy of Religion 4. The Traditions of Fideism 5. On 'Fideism' as an Interpretive Category 6. Religions, Epistemic Isolation, and Social Trust 7. Wittgenstein's Ethic of Perspicuity and the Philosophy of Religion Bibliography Index

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Thomas D. Carroll is Professor of Philosophy at Xing Wei College in Shanghai, China.

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