Magic and Philosophy in History of Culture: from Empedocles to Wittgenstein

Elena V. Belousova –Candidate of Culturology, Associate Professor at the Chair of Philosophy, Bioethics and Culturology, Ural State Medical University (Ekaterinburg).
Year: 2017
DOI:
UDK: 130.2:133.4
Pages: 116-121
Language: russian
Section: Philosophy
Keywords: magic, metaphysics, "language illness", Empedocles, Plato, Aristotle, Paracelsus, M. Weber, L. Wittgenstein.
Abstract
The article explores the interrelations between magic and metaphysics in history of culture from Empedocles to Wittgenstein. L. Wittgenstein’s attitude toward metaphysics as a special sort of magic is also presented.
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