Confusion of the Spheres
«A sharply argued contribution to the philosophical effort to understand religious language»
John Whittaker, Review of Metaphysics
Cursory allusions to the relation between Kierkegaard and Wittgenstein are common in philosophical literature, but there has been little in the way of serious and comprehensive commentary on the relationship of their ideas. Les mer
Chapter one documents Kierkegaard's influence on Wittgenstein, while chapters two and three provide trenchant criticisms of two prominent attempts to compare the two thinkers, those by D. Z. Phillips and James Conant. In chapter four, Schoenbaumsfeld develops Kierkegaard's and Wittgenstein's concerted criticisms of certain standard conceptions of religious belief, and defends their own positive conception against the common charges of 'irrationalism' and 'fideism'.
As well as contributing to contemporary debate about how to read Kierkegaard's and Wittgenstein's work, A Confusion of the Spheres addresses issues which not only concern scholars of Wittgenstein and Kierkegaard, but anyone interested in the philosophy of religion, or the ethical aspects of philosophical practice as such.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Oxford University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780199229826
- Utgivelsesår
- 2007
- Format
- 22 x 14 cm
Anmeldelser
«A sharply argued contribution to the philosophical effort to understand religious language»
John Whittaker, Review of Metaphysics
«Genia Schönbaumsfeld's book ... breaks novel ground in its comparison of Kierkegaard and Wittgenstein ... Schönbaumsfeld outlines an attractive interpretative position that gives us a way of making sense not only of Kierkegaard's and Wittgenstein's work ... but of what it is to have a religious belief. ... it deserves to be taken seriously, and is highly recommended.»
Jamie Turnbull, International Journal of Philosophical Studies
«Genia Schönbaumsfeld's impressive recent book ... offers a novel and fascinating way of understanding Wittgenstein's pivotal aims as a philosopher and the motives behind his work, particularly his 'therapeutic' method.»
Jonathan Beale, Ratio