Religion and pseudo-religion: an elusive boundary

This paper examines the possibility of setting a boundary between religion and “pseudo-religion” (or superstition). Philosophers of religion inspired by Ludwig Wittgenstein’s ideas, in particular, insist that religious language-use can be neither legitimated nor criticized from the perspective of no...

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Main Author: Pihlström, Sami 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Nature B. V 2007
In: International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2007, Volume: 62, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-32
Further subjects:B Ethics
B Superstition
B James
B Evil
B Religion
B Pseudo-religion
B Wittgenstein
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