13. Wittgenstein on Faith, Rationality, and the Passions

  1. Sarah Coakley
  1. Stephen Mulhall

Published Online: 16 AUG 2012

DOI: 10.1002/9781118321997.ch13

Book Title

Faith, Rationality, and the Passions

Faith, Rationality, and the Passions

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How to Cite

Mulhall, S. (2012) Wittgenstein on Faith, Rationality, and the Passions, in Faith, Rationality, and the Passions (ed S. Coakley), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781118321997.ch13

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 16 AUG 2012
  2. Published Print: 10 SEP 2012

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781444361933

Online ISBN: 9781118321997

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Keywords:

  • Wittgenstein on faith, rationality, and the passions;
  • Wittgenstein's actual impact on the philosophy of religion;
  • Kai Nielsen, on the unacceptable core of Wittgensteinian Fideism;
  • Nielsen's characterization of Wittgensteinian's religion as fideistic;
  • Nietzsche's criticism, to subvert terms of religious self-understanding;
  • faith, pictures, and philosophy;
  • Wittgenstein's view of religious belief, and expressivism;
  • faith, wisdom, and passion

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Fideism and the Veil of Grammar

  • Faith, Pictures, and Philosophy

  • Faith, Wisdom, and Passion

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