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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818482803321

Autore

Malcolm Norman <1911-1990., >

Titolo

Wittgenstein : a religious point of view? / / Norman Malcolm ; edited with a response by Peter Winch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 1993

ISBN

1-134-72579-5

0-8014-8266-6

1-134-72580-9

1-280-11554-8

9786610115549

0-203-04624-2

0-203-27522-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (153 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WinchPeter

Disciplina

192

Soggetti

Philosophy of religion

Twentieth-century Western philosophy

Wittgenstein, Ludwig

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in paperback 1997.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-94) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; List of abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; A RELIGIOUS MAN?; THE SEARCH FOR EXPLANATION; THE ESSENCE OF LANGUAGE; UNDERLYING MECHANISMS; FAILED EXPLANATIONS; THE LIMIT OF EXPLANATION; FOUR ANALOGIES; Bibliography; DISCUSSION OF MALCOLM'S ESSAY Peter Winch; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Ludwig Wittgenstein once said: 'I am not a religious man, but I cannot help seeing every problem from a religious point of view.' This study, the last work of the distinguished philosopher Norman Malcolm, is a discussion of what Wittgenstein may have meant by this and its significance for philosophy. The book concludes with a critical discussion of Malcolm's essay by Peter Winch.