Study On Wittgenstein's Religious Thoughts And Its Significance

The importance of religious belief in Wittgenstein's life has been recognized by everyone,but due to Wittgenstein's unique philosophy and understanding of religion,there are very few systematic expositions of religion in his texts.The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the religious thought from the scattered comments,and show that the importance of religious belief on his philosophy.This thesis consists of three parts:The first part is analyzed from Wittgenstein's philosophical view,There is only religious thought and no religious philosophy in Wittgenstein.Early Wittgenstein believed that philosophy should be a linguistic critique.Philosophy should clarify ideas by clarify language.From this,he set out from the perspective of homology on language,thoughts,and the world,established the “Language Image Theory”,asserting that we should remain silent about things that cannot be said.While religion is a transcendental concept,we cannot construct and speak with it through logical images.This means that from the early standpoint of Wittgenstein's philosophical position,the unspeakable of religion determines that it cannot be called “Religious philosophy”.Later Wittgenstein advocated “Language Game Theory”,emphasizing the language's practical function.He believed that the meaning of a word can only be determined in a specific context.Different language practices also mean different form of Life.Therefore,there is no unspeakable thing,and religion also can be spoke.He emphasizes practice and passion.He believes that religion is the most worthy in many form of Life.The religious life is internalized in the practice of people's daily life.Therefore,from the standpoint of later Wittgenstein,religion does not need to speak systematically but requires practice.Therefore,there is no so-called “religious philosophy”.The second part focuses on Wittgenstein's religious ideas.“Sin” is the core concept of Christianity and it is also an important part ofWittgenstein's reflection on religion.For Wittgenstein,God has provided humanity with an absolute measure of value,which guarantees the morality and order of human society.Sin,on the other hand,means mankind's arrogance and the ambiguity of God's will.Traditional metaphysics is also a sin to some extent.Trying to speak unspeakable thing is one of sin;It's also a sin that it's unspeakable things while still speaking.Religion is indescribable.It is about the meaning of life,with ethical implications.It exists outside the boundaries of our language and cannot be constructed and spoken through “logical image theory”.Like Kant,Wittgenstein recognized the absolute limitations of mankind,and preserve space for faith.Later Wittgenstein's philosophy contained religious meanings that calmed the soul.At the same time,Wittgenstein emphasized that religious life are rooted in the practice.The state of religious belief is not once and for all,and it requires constant struggle.The inner peace can be obtained only after the struggle.It manifests itself as a “divine moment”.This achieved a return to the primitive religion and the spirituality of God.Religious beliefs need to be full of passion,and we must completely change our life in order to practice religious life.From the pursuit of certainty,Wittgenstein's religion have maintained the consistency.The third part discusses the significance of religion in his philosophy.Wittgenstein's works have some kind of religious overtones.He equated logic grammar with God's will in the early stages,and the linguistic boundary between speaking and unspeakable is the embodiment of God's will.He believes that philosophy should avoid the temptation of surface grammar and thus avoid the violation of the will of God.For the later Wittgenstein,the arbitrariness of grammar is consistent with the arbitrariness of God's will.God does not need any explanation for it,and humans can only obey it absolutely.In addition,Wittgenstein's philosophical in his early and late periods all reflected his thoughts on the limited nature of human beings,including language and ideologicalaspects.These also reflected his understanding of the “sin” in the Christian sense.