The Great Riddle: Wittgenstein and Nonsense, Theology and Philosophy

by Stephen Mulhall

Book Overview

Can we talk meaningfully about God? The theological movement known as Grammatical Thomism affirms that religious language is nonsensical, because the reality of God is beyond our capacity for expression. Stephen Mulhall critically evaluates the claims of this movement (as exemplified in the work of Herbert McCabe and David Burrell) to be a legitimate inheritor of Wittgenstein's philosophical methods as well as Aquinas's theological project. The major...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198755325
• ISBN13: 9780198755326
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.6"