Bøker av James C. Edwards

"Ethics Without Philosophy is the first full-scale attempt to relate Wittgenstein's ethical and religious concerns to his philosophical work. The attempt is splendidly carried out. I have found it more useful in helping me to understand Wittgenstein than any other book about him which I have read." --Richard Rorty, Princeton University

This study investigates the loss of religion's traditional power in a culture characterized by a "normal nihilism" - a situation in which one's commitment to a set of values is all one has and traditional religion is just a means of interpretation.