Wittgenstein: A Religious Point of View? - Hardcover

Malcolm, Norman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415070651 ISBN 13: 9780415070652

Publisher: Routledge, 1993

Synopsis

This essay is the last work by the distinguished philosopher Norman Malcolm, before his death in the summer of 1990. Malcolm first draws together a large collection of remarks made by Wittgenstein at various stages of his life, and in many different contexts, which are expressive of his attitude to religion. He discusses both some of the ways in which Wittgenstein was drawn to religious ways of thinking, and also speculates on the barriers which kept him from full religious commitment. Malcolm connects these barriers with Wittgenstein's commitment to philosophy. He discusses what he takes to be the most important features of Wittgestein's philosophical work, and the nature of and reasons for the changes which took place in his thinking between "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus" and "Philosophical Investigations". He highlights those features which he takes to be most relevant to Wittgenstein's attitude to religion.

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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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415070651
• ISBN 13: 9780415070652
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128
• Editor: Winch Peter