Wittgenstein's Remarks on Frazer

Focuses on Wittgenstein's remarks on Frazer's famous book on magic and religion, The Golden Bough. Uniting prominent scholars of philosophy and the study of religion, this book offers a philological analyses of Wittgenstein's manuscripts, their historical and philosophical context, and their import on Wittgenstein's philosophical development. 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.

Collectif (Auteur) - Verschenen op 21/03/2016 bij De Gruyter Libri