The Wretchedness of Belief
In Culture and Value Wittgenstein remarks that the truly “religious man” thinks himself to be, not merely “imperfect” or “ill,” but wholly “wretched.” While such sentiments are of obvious biographical interest, in this paper I show why they are also worthy of serious philosophical attention. Althoug...
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| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2004
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Journal of religious ethics
Year: 2004, Volume: 32, Issue: 3, Pages: 449-476 |
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Religion
B Guilt B ethics of belief B Wittgenstein |
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