The late Heidegger and a post-theistic understanding of religion
This article explores Heidegger's later philosophy with regard to the problem of a philosophical interpretation of religious language. In what follows, I will draw upon the work of Wittgenstein and refer to the cosmological argument to read Heidegger in terms of a post-theistic understanding of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2020]
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Religious studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 56, Issue: 2, Pages: 152-168 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Heidegger, Martin 1889-1976
/ Religious language
/ Wittgenstein, Ludwig 1889-1951
/ Cosmological proof of God's existence
/ Proof of God's existence
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| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism VA Philosophy |
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| Summary: | This article explores Heidegger's later philosophy with regard to the problem of a philosophical interpretation of religious language. In what follows, I will draw upon the work of Wittgenstein and refer to the cosmological argument to read Heidegger in terms of a post-theistic understanding of religious language that avoids the shortcomings of both theistic realism and non-cognitivism. At the same time, I am proposing a new interpretation of Heidegger's later philosophy against this background. I will show that, in spite of its hermeticism, Heidegger's later philosophy has a specific relevance to philosophy of religion that still needs to be explored. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-901X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0034412518000276 |