Wittgenstein, Frazer and Religion

AvBrian R. Clack

Inbunden, Engelska, 1998

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Wittgenstein, Frazer and Religion expounds and analyses the argument of Wittgenstein's Remarks on Frazer's Golden Bough . Denying that Wittgenstein's account is straightforwardly expressivist, the author builds his own interpretation on Wittgenstein's claim that magic is akin to metaphysics.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1998-10-30
Mått:140 x 216 x 16 mm
Vikt:417 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:200
Upplaga:1999
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9780333682401

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BRIAN R. CLACK is Tutor in Philosophy at St. Clare's International College, Oxford. He received his PhD from London University in 1994, and is, with Beverly Clack, the author of An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion (forthcoming).

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Clack... succeeds both in capturing valuable strains of thought in Wittgenstein and in considering Wittgenstein's thought seriously and critically. Choice

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Preface Introduction Wittgenstein, Frazer and Religion PART 1: EXPRESSIVISM Wittgenstein's 'Expressivism' The Possibility of Expressivism PART II: METHODOLOGY: DESCRIPTION AND EXPLANATION Perspicuous Representation The Prohibition on Explanation The Frontiers of the Remarks PART III: THE NATURAL HISTORY OF A CEREMONIAL ANIMAL 'Metaphysics as a Kind of Magic' Frazerian Reflections: On Beltane and Human Sacrifice 'The Collapse into the Inorganic' Notes Bibliography Index