«Word», Words, and World: How a Wittgensteinian Perspective on Metaphor-Making Reveals the Theo-logic of Reality (Religions and Discourse) 50

The question this book aims to address is: how do we take on board post-modern insights regarding the relationship between language and world without losing our grip on theological truth? Employing the linguistic philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein as ‘philosophical hand-maid’ (as opposed to ‘metaphysical gate-keeper’, which has tended to be the case), it subjects to critique both traditional realist and post-modern constructivist perspectives as it examines how the nature and role of metaphor-making at the creative edge of language casts light on the God-language-world relationship. It concludes that a Wittgensteinian understanding of the relationship between language and world is not only compatible with a ‘theistic-realist’ doctrine of God but that the shape of this doctrine is inescapably Trinitarian. Cover Contents Preface Introduction Part One A Wittgensteinian Foundation Chapter One The Case for Language-Games as Basic Chapter Two The Consequences of Language-Games as Basic Part Two Moving the Foundation Chapter One A Wittgensteinian Explanation of Metaphor Chapter Two Metaphorising Chapter Three Inventions and Inculcations Part Three Metaphorising and Logic Chapter One Metaphorising, Actuality and Possibility Chapter Two Metaphorised Worlds Part Four Language-Games, Metaphorising and God Chapter One Metaphorising and Revelation Chapter Two Language-Games and Grace Chapter Three The Case for a ‘Language-Game Theology’ (1) Chapter Four The Case for a ‘Language-Game Theology’ (2) Epilogue: Summary and Conclusions Bibliography Index A Wittgensteinian Foundation -- The Case For Language-games As Basic -- The Consequences Of Language-games As Basic -- Moving The Foundation -- A Wittgensteinian Explanation Of Metaphor -- Metaphorising -- Inventions And Inculcations -- Metaphorising And Logic -- Metaphorising, Actuality And Possibility -- Metaphorised Worlds -- Language-games, Metaphorising And God -- Metaphorising And Revelation -- Language-games And Grace -- The Case For A 'language-game Theology' (1) -- The Case For A 'language-game Theology' (2) -- Summary And Conclusions. Sue Patterson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Engaging Ludwig Wittgenstein as 'philosophical hand-maid' (as opposed to 'metaphysical gate-keeper'), this book subjects to critique both traditional realist and post-modern constructivist perspectives as it examines how the nature and role of metaphor-making at the creative edge of language casts light on the God-language-world relationship.