Wittgenstein's (misunderstood) religious thought [[electronic resource] /] / by Earl Stanley B. Fronda

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910464251503321
• Autore: Fronda Earl Stanley B
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2010
• ISBN: 1-283-03940-0; 9786613039408; 90-04-18611-5; 90-04-18609-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (264 pages)
• Collana: Philosophy of religion. World religions, , 2210-481X ; ; v. 1
• Disciplina: 210.92
• Soggetti: Religion - Philosophy; Negative theology; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material / E.S. Fronda -- Introduction / E.S. Fronda -- Chapter One. Wittgenstein’s Religious Point Of View / E.S. Fronda -- Chapter Two. The Theology Of The Early Wittgenstein / E.S. Fronda -- Chapter Three. The Mature Wittgenstein On (Religious) Language / E.S. Fronda -- Chapter Four. The Mature Wittgenstein On Seeing And (Not) Speaking Of God / E.S. Fronda -- Chapter Five. ‘God Exists’ After Wittgenstein After St. Thomas Aquinas / E.S. Fronda -- Chapter Six. Wittgenstein On The (Supposed) Evidence For God’s Existence / E.S. Fronda -- Chapter Seven. Wittgenstein’s Religious Realism With Attitude / E.S. Fronda -- Chapter Eight. The Wittgensteinian Philosophy Of Religion Is Misunderstood / E.S. Fronda -- Chapter Nine. Concluding Remarks: The Difference It Makes In Understanding Wittgenstein’s Religious Point Of View / E.S. Fronda -- Bibliography / E.S. Fronda -- Index / E.S. Fronda.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.