Augustine and Wittgenstein

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

Av Kim Paffenroth, Alexander R. Eodice, John Doody

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This collection examines the relationship between Augustine and Wittgenstein and demonstrates the deep affinity they share, not only for the substantive issues they treat but also for the style of philosophizing they employ. Wittgenstein saw certain salient Augustinian approaches to concepts like language-learning, will, memory, and time as prompts for his own philosophical explorations, and he found great inspiration in Augustine’s highly personalized and interlocutory style of writing philosophy. Each in his own way, in an effort to understand human experience more fully, adopts a mode of philosophizing that involves questioning, recognizing confusions, and confronting doubts. Beyond its bearing on such topics as language, meaning, knowledge, and will, their analysis extends to the nature of religious belief and its fundamental place in human experience. The essays collected here consider a broad range of themes, from issues regarding teaching, linguistic meaning, and self-understanding to miracles, ritual, and religion.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-09-15
Mått161 x 240 x 22 mm
Vikt481 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieAugustine in Conversation: Tradition and Innovation
Antal sidor216
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781498585262

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Chapter1. Wittgenstein and Augustine De MagistroChapter2. Learning by Ostension in Augustine and WittgensteinChapter3. In the Beginning: Wittgenstein Reads AugustineChapter4. The Swine and the ChatterboxChapter5. Wittgenstein, Ritual, and “St. Augustine’s Attitude to Sex”Chapter6. Wittgenstein and Augustine on Seeing Miracles Chapter7. Original Sense: Augustine and Wittgenstein on Religion and OriginsChapter8. Wittgenstein, Augustine, and the Content of MemoryChapter9. Time and freedom in the Confessions and the TractatusChapter10. Augustine and Wittgenstein on the Will

The series to which Augustine and Wittgenstein belongs is focused on Augustine. Editors John Doody, Alexander B. Eodice, and Kim Paffenroth, however, achieve a remarkable balance across all the chapters. The fact that its chapters pose questions worth pursuing beyond its own parameters demonstrates its potential relevance to readers from other fields. For this, the editors and authors are to be greatly thanked.