Theology without metaphysics: God, language, and the spirit of recognition
One of the central arguments of post-metaphysical theology is that language is inherently 'metaphysical' and consequently that it shoehorns objects into predetermined categories. Because God is beyond such categories, it follows that language cannot apply to God. Drawing on recent work in...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2011.
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| In: | Year: 2011 |
| Series/Journal: | Current issues in theology
8 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Theology
/ Language
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| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B God (Christianity) B Language and languages Religious aspects B Metaphysics B Philosophical Theology B Language and languages ; Religious aspects ; Christianity B Language and languages Religious aspects Christianity |
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| Summary: | One of the central arguments of post-metaphysical theology is that language is inherently 'metaphysical' and consequently that it shoehorns objects into predetermined categories. Because God is beyond such categories, it follows that language cannot apply to God. Drawing on recent work in theology and philosophy of language, Kevin Hector develops an alternative account of language and its relation to God, demonstrating that one need not choose between fitting God into a metaphysical framework, on the one hand, and keeping God at a distance from language, on the other. Hector thus elaborates a 'therapeutic' response to metaphysics: given the extent to which metaphysical presuppositions about language have become embedded in common sense, he argues that metaphysics can be fully overcome only by defending an alternative account of language and its application to God, so as to strip such presuppositions of their apparent self-evidence and release us from their grip. Therapy for metaphysics -- Concepts, rules, and the spirit of recognition -- Meaning and meanings -- Reference and presence -- Truth and correspondence -- Emancipating theology |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| ISBN: | 0511845812 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511845819 |