[C] [Wittrs] Wittgenstein on Religious Belief

  • From: gprimero <gerardoprim@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: wittrsamr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:35:13 -0500


Do you interpret Wittgenstein´s views on religious belief as a kind of 
"religious non-realism"?
The author of the following article describes some types of religious 
non-realism (e.g. religious positivism, religious expresivism, religious 
instrumentalism, religious fictionalism), and their differences in relation to 
the standard religious realism:
Eshleman. (2005). Can an atheist believe in God?
http://ualr.edu/philosophy/assets/believe.pdf
Could we interpret Wittgenstein´s views about religion as any of those types of 
"religious non-realism"? If so, which one? Otherwise: why not, and should we 
interpret his views instead?

Regards,
Gerardo.
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