Wittgenstein's Religious Point of View (Continuum Studies in British Philosophy)

Labron, Tim

ISBN 10: 0826490271 / ISBN 13: 9780826490278

Published by Continuum, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Wittgenstein's Religious Point of View (Continuum Studies in British Philosophy)
• Publisher: Continuum
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826490271
• ISBN 13: 9780826490278
• Binding: Hardcover

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Synopsis

Wittgenstein once said, 'I cannot help seeing every problem from a religious point of view'. However, since he never advocated any one religion many people have wondered just what this religious point of view could be. This book answers this question by clarifying the overall nature(s) of his philosophies (the early and the later) and then by exploring the idea of a religious point of view as an analogy for a philosophy. As a result, the author reveals the concordance between the later Wittgenstein and central aspects of Hebraic thought. Although perhaps this ought not to be surprising (Wittgenstein himself described his thought as 'one hundred per cent Hebraic'), the truth of the matter has been obscured by popular supposition that Wittgenstein was anti-Semitic.

About the Author

Tim Labron is Professor and Department Chair in Philosophy and Religious Studies at Concordia University of Edmonton, Canada. He is author of Science and Religion in Wittgenstein's Fly Bottle (Bloomsbury, 2016), Bultmann Unlocked (Bloomsbury, 2011), Wittgenstein and Theology (Bloomsbury, 2009), and Wittgenstein's Religious Point of View (Bloomsbury, 2006).