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Expounds the ethical and religious views of Wittgenstein. The book stresses Wittgenstein's supreme conviction of the importance of ethical and religious values, his belief that this importance could not be adequately articulated, and the consistency of his ideas in this sphere.

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Preface Abbreviations and acknowledgements 1. Introduction Part I : Earlier Wittgenstein 1914 - 1930 2. The Sayable and Unsayable 3. Ethics 4. The Mystical 5. Absolute Value 6. God Part II : Later Wittgenstein 1930 - 1951 7. The Language of Value Revised? 8. Religion and Science 9. The Faith of Primitive Peoples 10. Religious Discourse 11. Faith and Theology 12 Whatever Happened to Ethics? 13. Other Commentators and Conclusion.

Wittgenstein on Ethics and Religious Belief

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 21/11/1991
      ISBN13: 9780631168157, 978-0631168157
      ISBN10: 063116815X
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      Ethics and moral philosophy Western philosophy from c 1800 Philosophy of religion

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Expounds the ethical and religious views of Wittgenstein. The book stresses Wittgenstein's supreme conviction of the importance of ethical and religious values, his belief that this importance could not be adequately articulated, and the consistency of his ideas in this sphere.

      Table of Contents
      Preface Abbreviations and acknowledgements 1. Introduction Part I : Earlier Wittgenstein 1914 - 1930 2. The Sayable and Unsayable 3. Ethics 4. The Mystical 5. Absolute Value 6. God Part II : Later Wittgenstein 1930 - 1951 7. The Language of Value Revised? 8. Religion and Science 9. The Faith of Primitive Peoples 10. Religious Discourse 11. Faith and Theology 12 Whatever Happened to Ethics? 13. Other Commentators and Conclusion.

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