Rethinking Philosophy of Religion with Wittgenstein - Professor Thomas D. Carroll

Rethinking Philosophy of Religion with Wittgenstein

Religious Diversities and Racism
Buch | Hardcover
224 Seiten
2025
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-47155-9 (ISBN)
105,95 inkl. MwSt
Can Wittgenstein’s philosophy help us to see religious diversities? Thomas D. Carroll uses Wittgenstein’s thoughts on religion and language to bring a cross-cultural perspective to philosophy of religion.

Through a focus on Chinese philosophical and religious traditions and the intertwining of racism and religion in the United States, Carroll highlights two related features of Wittgenstein’s philosophy: the relevance of contextual backgrounds to interpreting ways of life and the importance of reflecting on existential purposes in philosophical inquiry.

Committed to the essential task of expanding philosophy of religion, Carroll critically studies the term “religion” and goes beyond the traditional categories of belief to consider diverse religious phenomena such as rituals, practices, institutions, forms of belonging, and pragmatic forms of religious engagement. We see the value of paying close attention to social contexts and refusing to oversimplify interpretation of philosophical arguments.

By demonstrating how Wittgenstein's ideas can enrich our understanding of the complex phenomenon of religion and the place it has in our lives, this inclusive and timely study asks us to rethink how we approach philosophy of religion.

Thomas D. Carroll is Associate Professor in Philosophy at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China.

1. Criss-Crossing Religious Landscapes
2. “Grasping the Difficulty in its Depth”: Wittgenstein and Globally Engaged Philosophy
3. The Problem of Evil in Critical and Comparative Philosophy of Religion
4. Wittgenstein and Ascriptions of Religion
5. Chinese Religious Diversities and Philosophy of Religion
6. Epistemology and Acknowledging Religious Differences
7. Baldwin and Wittgenstein on White Supremacism and Religion
8. Philosophy and Religious Diversities
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 26.6.2025
Reihe/Serie Expanding Philosophy of Religion
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Philosophie
Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Östliche Philosophie
Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie der Neuzeit
Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie
ISBN-10 1-350-47155-0 / 1350471550
ISBN-13 978-1-350-47155-9 / 9781350471559
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