Misunderstanding the Talk(s) of the Divine: Theodicy in the Wittgensteinian Tradition

The paper discusses the unique approach to the problem of evil employed by the Wittgensteinian philosophy of religion and ethics that is primarily represented by D. Z. Phillips. Unlike traditional solutions to the problem, Phillips’ solution consists in questioning its meaningfulness—he attacks the...

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Main Author: Beran, Ondřej 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Netherlands [2017]
In: Sophia
Year: 2017, Volume: 56, Issue: 2, Pages: 183-205
IxTheo Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
NBC Doctrine of God
Further subjects:B Evil
B Wittgensteinian philosophy of religion
B D. Z. Phillips
B Theodicy
B First person account
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