Wittgenstein, Frazer and Religion
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Wittgenstein, Frazer and Religion

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Wittgenstein, Frazer and Religion

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Wittgenstein, Frazer and Religion expounds and analyses the argument of Wittgenstein's Remarks on Frazer's Golden Bough. It details the reasons for Wittgenstein's rejection of the intellectualist theory of religion, and suggests a new interpretation of his rival view of ritual. Denying that Wittgenstein's account is straightforwardly expressivist, the author builds his own interpretation on Wittgenstein's claim that magic is akin to metaphysics. In the course of the book, the author considers such matters as expressivism, 'perspicuous representation', the nature of human sacrifice, and Wittgenstein's cultural pessimism.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
1998
ISBN
9780230371682
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Philosophy of Religion

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Introduction
  5. Part I: Expressivism
  6. Part II: Methodology: Description and Explanation
  7. Part III: The Natural History of a Ceremonial Animal
  8. Notes
  9. Bibliography
  10. Index