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Author Fronda, Earl Stanley B

Title Wittgenstein's (misunderstood) religious thought / by Earl Stanley B. Fronda
Published Leiden, the Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 242 pages)
Series Philosophy of religion. World religions, 2210-481X ; v. 1
Philosophy of religion. World religions ; v. 1.
Contents Wittgenstein's religious point of view -- The theology of the early Wittgenstein -- The mature Wittgenstein on (religious) language -- The mature Wittgenstein on seeing and (not) speaking of God -- God exists after Wittgenstein after St. Thomas Aquinas -- Wittgenstein on the (supposed) evidence for God's existence -- Wittgenstein's religious realism with attitude -- The Wittgensteinian philosophy of religion is misunderstood -- Concluding remarks: The difference it makes in understanding Wittgenstein's religious point of view
Summary This book argues that Wittgenstein's religious thought is misunderstood by its critics, and that their misunderstandings are a result of being oblivious of apophatic theology--the theology that encapsulates Wittgenstein's religious point of view
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-237) and index
Notes English
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Subject Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.
SUBJECT Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951 fast
Subject Religion -- Philosophy.
Negative theology.
RELIGION -- Philosophy.
Negative theology
Religion -- Philosophy
Godsdienst.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2010023736
ISBN 9789004186118
9004186115
1283039400
9781283039406
9786613039408
6613039403
Other Titles Wittgenstein's religious thought