Augustine and Wittgenstein (Augustine in Conversation: Tradition and Innovation) - Softcover

Kim Paffenroth; Alexander Eodice

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1498585280 ISBN 13: 9781498585286

Publisher: Lexington Books, 2020

Synopsis

This collection examines the relationship between Augustine and Wittgenstein and demonstrates the deep affinity they share, not only for the substantive issues they treat but also for the style of philosophizing they employ. Wittgenstein saw certain salient Augustinian approaches to concepts like language-learning, will, memory, and time as prompts for his own philosophical explorations, and he found great inspiration in Augustine’s highly personalized and interlocutory style of writing philosophy. Each in his own way, in an effort to understand human experience more fully, adopts a mode of philosophizing that involves questioning, recognizing confusions, and confronting doubts. Beyond its bearing on such topics as language, meaning, knowledge, and will, their analysis extends to the nature of religious belief and its fundamental place in human experience. The essays collected here consider a broad range of themes, from issues regarding teaching, linguistic meaning, and self-understanding to miracles, ritual, and religion.

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About the Authors

Kim Paffenroth is professor of religious studies and the director of the Honors Program at Iona College.

Alexander R. Eodice is professor of philosophy and chair of the Philosophy Department at Iona College.

John Doody is Senior Visiting Professor at Arizona State University. He is a member of the School for Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership.

Duncan Richter is Charles S. Luck III ’55 Institute Professor of philosophy at the Virginia Military Institute, USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498585280
• ISBN 13: 9781498585286
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216