A Shock of Faith. Wittgenstein and Fear and Trembling About Religious Belief
Reflections about religion developed in Wittgenstein’s early personal writings are notably influenced by Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling, particularly concerning the construction of an anthropology of the believer. Religious individual bases his existence in his position before God and in his faith...
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| description | Reflections about religion developed in Wittgenstein’s early personal writings are notably influenced by Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling, particularly concerning the construction of an anthropology of the believer. Religious individual bases his existence in his position before God and in his faith. This basis exceeds ethical generality, and shows how religion is developed beyond the limits of reason and knowledge, in an existential dimension where faith is liken to love. This will imply the rejection of any religious doctrine and the inexpressible quality of faith. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ac0dc97576634a0bb18d51e9c1df65a72022-12-21T17:25:11ZdeuUniversidad Complutense de MadridRevista de Filosofia0034-82441988-284X2017-04-014219511610.5209/RESF.5545151503A Shock of Faith. Wittgenstein and Fear and Trembling About Religious BeliefJuan Evaristo Valls Boix0Departamento de Filosofía Universidad de BarcelonaReflections about religion developed in Wittgenstein’s early personal writings are notably influenced by Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling, particularly concerning the construction of an anthropology of the believer. Religious individual bases his existence in his position before God and in his faith. This basis exceeds ethical generality, and shows how religion is developed beyond the limits of reason and knowledge, in an existential dimension where faith is liken to love. This will imply the rejection of any religious doctrine and the inexpressible quality of faith.http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/RESF/article/view/55451WittgensteinKierkegaardfereligiónsilencio. |
| spellingShingle | Juan Evaristo Valls Boix A Shock of Faith. Wittgenstein and Fear and Trembling About Religious Belief Revista de Filosofia Wittgenstein Kierkegaard fe religión silencio. |
| title | A Shock of Faith. Wittgenstein and Fear and Trembling About Religious Belief |
| title_full | A Shock of Faith. Wittgenstein and Fear and Trembling About Religious Belief |
| title_fullStr | A Shock of Faith. Wittgenstein and Fear and Trembling About Religious Belief |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Shock of Faith. Wittgenstein and Fear and Trembling About Religious Belief |
| title_short | A Shock of Faith. Wittgenstein and Fear and Trembling About Religious Belief |
| title_sort | shock of faith wittgenstein and fear and trembling about religious belief |
| topic | Wittgenstein Kierkegaard fe religión silencio. |
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