Wittgenstein, Language, and the Trinity

Theistic religions differ in their conceptions of the nature of God. One philosophical-theological position, the Christian Trinity, stands out as unique amongst theistic religions. If such a position were demonstrated, it would significantly narrow the philosophical-theological gap in discussions of...

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主要作者: Floyd, Graham (Author)
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語言:English
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出版: Presses Universitaires de Louvain, Université Catholique de Louvain 2024
In: TheoLogica
Year: 2024, 卷: 8, 發布: 1, Pages: 1-22
Further subjects:B Theism
B Language
B Trinity
B Polytheism
B God
B Wittgenstein
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總結:Theistic religions differ in their conceptions of the nature of God. One philosophical-theological position, the Christian Trinity, stands out as unique amongst theistic religions. If such a position were demonstrated, it would significantly narrow the philosophical-theological gap in discussions of God’s nature. I proposed that such an argument in favor of the Christian Trinity can be found in Wittgenstein’s philosophy of language. It is argued that language is an essentially social phenomenon and that God is a language user requiring God to be an essentially social being. As a result, either polytheism or the Christian Trinity is true. I argue that this divine social nature is best explained by the Christian Trinity.
ISSN:2593-0265
Contains:Enthalten in: TheoLogica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.14428/thl.v8i1.74063