1st Edition

Wittgensteinian Values Philosophy, Religious Belief and Descriptivist Methodology

By Emyr Vaughan Thomas Copyright 2001
142 Pages
by Routledge

142 Pages
by Routledge

This title was first published in 2001. This work examines the self-renouncing dimension which Wittgensteinian philosophy subscribes to ethico-religious ideals. "Wittensteinian values" are explored through a range of literary and cultural illustrations from Wittgenstein's own European milieu. The book also highlights an alternative model of self-renouncing faith, which has methodological... Read more
1: Self-Renouncing Religious Belief: The Wittgensteinian Position; 2: Self-Renouncing Religious Belief in the Novels of Georges Bernanos; 3: Roots of the Wittgensteinian Position: The Weltbild of Self-Concern; 4: Conclusions and Beyond

Biography

Emyr Vaughan Thomas