Wittgensteinian Logic of Religious Language: Faith, Practice and Meaning
| Authors |
| Nganbi Haobam |
| Date of Publication: December, 2024 |
| Volume: XXIII, No.- XXVI |
| Abstract |
| This paper explores Ludwig Wittgenstein’s later philosophy of language concerning religious belief, particularly focusing on the logic of religious language, ritual practice, and the concept of certainty. Drawing from On Certainty, Philosophical Investigations, and Lectures on Religious Belief, the paper analyses how Wittgenstein’s approach redefines religious discourse as a non-cognitive, practice-based form of life. The study further discusses Wittgensteinian fideism, the rejection of evidentialist apologetics, and the implications of his thought for interreligious dialogue and religious pluralism through engagements with scholars such as D.Z. Phillips and Norman Malcolm, in this article, assert that Wittgenstein offers a framework wherein religious belief is meaningful, though not in propositional or empirical terms. |
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