Philosophy 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ludwig Wittgenstein, Christian Atheism, Abrahamic Religions
20 Mar 2016
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Non-religious there could be but you just don"t go out to churchetc etc. The three abrahamic religions: christianity, islam, judaism. A little over half the population of the world (53%) The non-religious (15%) plus atheists (5%) = 20% Major conflicts in world are defined by religious. What is religion: the idea of definition, traditionally we understand defining something as giving its necessary and sufficient conditions i. e bachelor: unmarried male. = anything that is a bachelor is an unmarried male/// anything that is an unmarried male is a bachelor. Unmarried is a necessary condition of a bachelor. Male is a necessary condition of a bachelor. Taken together they are a sufficient condition of a bachelor. Problem is that none of these is a necessary condition of religion. All of these aren"t present in all religions. Therefore, no necessary condition, there are no necessary and sufficient conditions. Ludwig wittgenstein [1889-1951] most important philosopher in 20th century.
