Wittgenstein: A Religious Point of View?

ISBN-13: 9780415158480 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 152 str.

Norman Malcolm;Peter Winch;Norman Malcolm

Opis

This essay is the last work by the philosopher Norman Malcolm, before his death in the summer of 1990. Malcolm draws together a large collection of remarks made by Wittgenstein at various stages of his life and in many different contexts, which are expressive of his attitude to religion. He discusses both some of the ways in which Wittgenstein was drawn to religious ways of thinking and also speculates concerning the barriers which stayed him from full religious commitment. Malcolm connects these barriers with Wittgenstein's commitment to philopsophy. He discusses what he takes to be the most important features of Wittgestein's philosophical work and the nature of and reasons for the changes which took place in his thinking between Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus and Philosophical Investigations.

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.

Recenzje

'The whole volume stands as a moving tribute to a fruitful intellectual friendship.' - Times Higher Education Supplement

'A valuable and insightful debate on the motivations and directions underlying Wittgenstein's thought, and a welcome and needed addition to Wittgensteinian commentary.' - Choice

Spis treści

Preface. Introduction. 1.A Religious Man? 2.The Search for Explanation 3.The Essence of Language 4.Underlying Mechanisms 5.Failed Explanations 6.The Limit of Explanation 7.Four Analogies Bibliography Discussion of Malcolm's Essay by Peter Winch Index.

O autorze

Norman Malcolm, Peter Winch