Wittgenstein’s Remarks on Frazer : : The Text and the Matter / / ed. by Lars Albinus, Josef G. F. Rothhaupt, Aidan Seery.

This volume is dedicated to Wittgenstein's remarks on Frazer's The Golden Bough and represents a collaboration of scholars within philosophy and the study of religion. For the first time, specialized investigations of the philological and philosophical aspects Wittgenstein's manuscrip...

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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2016]
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Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:On Wittgenstein , 3
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Physical Description:1 online resource (VII, 429 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
List of Abbreviations --
Introduction --
Presentation of the Text and the Matter --
Wittgensteins „Bemerkungen über Frazers Golden Bough“ --
Wittgenstein: Lectures, Cambridge 1930–1933, From the Notes of G. E. Moore --
Early Remarks (Background) --
The Determinacy of Sense and Meaning --
The Faces of ‘Necessity’, Perspicuous Representation, and the Irreligious “Cult of the Useful” --
Steen Brock A Conception of Modern Life as “the Awakening of the Human Spirit, Revisited” --
Early Remarks (The Problem of Understanding) --
It’s a Kind of Magic --
Wittgenstein, Frazer, and Temperament --
Explanation and Impression --
Philosophy, Metaphysics and Religion --
The Later Remarks --
Thirteen Loose Sheets of Varying Size --
„That they point, is all there is to it.“ --
Wittgenstein, Frazer, and the Apples of Sodom --
Ramifications of the Remarks --
Wittgenstein’s Critique of Frazer and Realism/Anti-realism Concerning Religion --
Biographical Notes --
Index
Summary:This volume is dedicated to Wittgenstein's remarks on Frazer's The Golden Bough and represents a collaboration of scholars within philosophy and the study of religion. For the first time, specialized investigations of the philological and philosophical aspects Wittgenstein's manuscripts are combined with the outlook of philosophical anthropology and ritual studies.In the first section of the book Wittgenstein's remarks are presented and discussed in light of his Nachlass and relevant lecture-notes by G.E. Moore, reproduced in this book as facsimiles. The second section deals with the cultural and philosophical background of the early remarks, while the third section focuses specifically on the general problem of understanding as being a main issue of these remarks. The fourth section concentrates on the philosophical development characteristic of the later remarks. Finally, the fifth section reviews Wittgenstein's opposition to Frazer, and the ramifications of his remarks, in light of ritual studies.The book is intended for scholars in philosophy and religious studies, as well as for the general reader with an academic interest in philosophy and the philosophy of religion.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9783110455069
9783110762501
9783110701005
9783110485103
9783110485301
ISSN:2365-9629 ;
DOI:10.1515/9783110455069
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Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Lars Albinus, Josef G. F. Rothhaupt, Aidan Seery.