Philosophy's Cool Place 9781501729454
Ludwig Wittgenstein established a "cool" stance for philosophy, contemplating the world without meddling in it
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Philosophy's Cool Place
ALSO BY D. Z. PHILLIPS
The Concept of Prayer Moral Practices (with H. 0. Mounce) Faith and Philosophical Enquiry Death and Immortality Sense and Delusion (with Ilham Dilman) Athronyddu am Grefydd Religion without Explanation Dramiiu Gwenlyn Parry Through a Darkening Glass Belief, Change, and Forms of Life R S. Thomas: Poet of the Hidden God Faith after Foundationalism From Fantasy to Faith Interventions in Ethics Wittgenstein and Religion Writers of Wales: J R Jones Introducing Philosophy: The Challenge of Scepticism Recovering Religious Concepts
Philosophy's Cool Place D. Z. Phillips
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Phillips, D. Z. (Dewi Zephaniah) Philosophy's cool place I D. Z. Phillips p. em. Includes index. ISBN o-8014-3600-1 (cloth: alk. paper) I. Philosophy, Modern. I. Title. B791.P43 1999 98-50653 101-