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

By:

Malcolm, Norman, 1911-1990

Contributor(s):

Winch, Peter

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Routledge, 1993.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 140 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0203275225
9780203275221
9780203046241
0203046242
1134725809
9781134725809
1280115548
9781280115547
9786610115549
6610115540
0801482666
9780801482663

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Wittgenstein.DDC classification:

192 B 21

LOC classification:

B3376.W564 M35 1993eb

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Includes index.

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

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.

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.

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