LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN: RELIGION AS A FORM OF LIFE

Voragen, Roy

Melintas An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion
Vol. 24 No. 3 (2008)

While Wittgenstein is not famous for his writings on religion, it iscertainly possible to interpret his work in such a way that it can beapplied to religion. As Wittgenstein's work is generally divided inearly and late work, this paper provides two interpretationregarding religion. His early work – Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus – can be considered a form of negative theology.His later work – Philosophical Investigations – offers ananthropologic method, i.e. the language game, that can be appliedto religion.