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Andrii Synytsia<\/strong>
\nIvan Franko National University of Lviv (Ukraine)<\/em><\/p>\n

https:\/\/doi.org\/10.53656\/phil2022-01-01<\/a><\/p>\n

Abstract.<\/strong> The article shows that in matters of philosophy of religion, when the sphere of interest of Wittgenstein went beyond logical and linguistic analysis, he attached special importance to a pragmatic approach to the interpretation of religious experience. Wittgenstein\u2019s philosophico-religious studies were largely inspired by the events of his own life , as well as the ideas of individual thinkers, including the pragmatic philosopher William James. In Wittgenstein\u2019s work one can find both a substantiation of the originality of religion and its impossibility of analysis from the standpoint of science, and a conviction in the expediency of religious experience in human life. It is revealed how Wittgenstein, analyzing the main manifestations of religious experience, pragmatically eliminated contradictions in the comprehension of knowledge about God (as unspeakable), pointed out the importance of transition from skepticism to belief as a basis for experience of absolute safety, took into account socio-practical aspects of various ethico-religious experiences such as feeling guilty. The author finds out how Wittgenstein interpreted the practical value of religious experience, analyzed the language of religion, as well as revealed its socio-psychological and ethical aspects.
\nKeywords:<\/em> religious experience; God; belief; feeling guilty; Wittgenstein<\/p>\nLog in to read the full text<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Andrii Synytsia Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (Ukraine) https:\/\/doi.org\/10.53656\/phil2022-01-01 Abstract. The article shows that in matters of philosophy of religion, when the sphere of interest of Wittgenstein went beyond logical and linguistic analysis, he attached special importance to a pragmatic approach to the interpretation of religious experience. 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