| Wittgenstein's (Misunderstood) Religious Thought Contributor(s): Fronda, Earl Stanley B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004186093 ISBN-13: 9789004186095 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $165.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Philosophy |
| Dewey: 210.92 |
| LCCN: 2010023736 |
| Series: Philosophy of Religion: World Religions |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.4" W x 9.5" (1.14 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Wittgenstein's religious thought is not well understood. And Wittgensteinian philosophy of religion is charged with fideism, religious non-realism, and even crypto-atheism. These charges, however, are borne of misunderstandings that are a result of the critics' being oblivious of apophatic theology. This book is intended to help clear some of those misunderstandings and neutralize the above-mentioned charges. It argues that Wittgenstein's religious thought shares kinship with the thought of apophaticists in Christendom such as the Pseudo-Dionysius and St. Thomas Aquinas. What appear to be fideism, non-realism, or crypto-atheism to the critics appear differently to those who see Wittgensteinian philosophy of religion from the apophaticists' point of view--Wittgenstein's religious point of view. |