Wittgenstein and "religious" language

Abstract

<p>Briefly my thesis centres upon the following four considerations:</p> <p>(1) a presentation and analysis of Wittgenstein's work in the philosophy of religion.</p> <p>(2) a series of replies to a number of criticisms of Wittgenstein's position.</p> <p>(3) an examination of how the techniques of "ordinary language" philosophy function in the philosophy of religion.</p> <p>(4) a suggestion as to a possible relationship between the current work being done in the philosophy of language, and the linguistic problems in the philosophy of religion.</p>