Augustine and Wittgenstein

Herausgeber: Doody, John; Paffenroth, Kim; Eodice, Alexander R.

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Produktbeschreibung

This collection of essays focuses on Augustine's relationship to Wittgenstein and critically examines the two in light of various philosophical connections between them. Its scope is intentionally broad in order to show that reading each of these philosophers through the lens of the other enhances our understanding of both.

Produktdetails

• Augustine in Conversation: Tradition and Innovation
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 513g
• ISBN-13: 9781498585262
• ISBN-10: 1498585264
• Artikelnr.: 53019542

Autorenporträt

Kim Paffenroth is professor of religious studies and the director of the Honors Program at Iona College. John Doody is professor of philosophy and Robert M. Birmingham chair in humanities at Villanova University. Alexander R. Eodice is professor of philosophy and chair of the Philosophy Department at Iona College.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter1. Wittgenstein and Augustine De Magistro Chapter2. Learning by
Ostension in Augustine and Wittgenstein Chapter3. In the Beginning:
Wittgenstein Reads Augustine Chapter4. The Swine and the Chatterbox
Chapter5. Wittgenstein, Ritual, and "St. Augustine's Attitude to Sex"
Chapter6. Wittgenstein and Augustine on Seeing Miracles Chapter7. Original
Sense: Augustine and Wittgenstein on Religion and Origins Chapter8.
Wittgenstein, Augustine, and the Content of Memory Chapter9. Time and
freedom in the Confessions and the Tractatus Chapter10. Augustine and
Wittgenstein on the Will