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Religion in Wittgenstein's "On Certainty"

Name: Religion in Wittgenstein's "On Certainty"
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Author: Karl-Heinz Mayer
ISBN: 978-3-668-05132-4

Seminar Paper, 2014

21 Pages, Grade: 2,0

Karl-Heinz Mayer (Author)

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1.Introduction

2.Wittgenstein’s Relation to Religious Belief

3.Considerations Pertinent to Religion in On Certainty
Knowing and Believing
“He knows” vs. “I know”
Knowing and believing as a mental state
Religious Belief
Doubt and Certainty
Subjective and Objective Certainty
Hinges and “nonepistemic” Certainty
World picture
Language Game
Acting
Mysticism and Mythology
God

4. Questions about Religion and Possible Wittgensteinian Answers
Are religious beliefs hinge beliefs?
How can religious and secular world-pictures coexist?
How is a religious belief acquired?
What exactly do the faithful believe, know, and feel certain of?
How does religious belief affect the conduct of one’s life?

5. Epistemological Considerations

6. Conclusion

7. References

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Title: Religion in Wittgenstein's "On Certainty"
College: University of Vienna (Institut für Philosophie)
Course: Wittgenstein and Epistemology
Grade: 2,0
Author: Karl-Heinz Mayer (Author)
Year: 2014
Pages: 21
Catalog Number: V304271
ISBN (eBook): 9783668051317
ISBN (Book): 9783668051324
File size: 484 KB
Language: English
Keywords: Wittgenstein, Religion, Certainty, Doubt, Epistemology, World Picture

Quote paper: Karl-Heinz Mayer (Author), 2014, Religion in Wittgenstein's "On Certainty", Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/304271

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