Religious 'doctrines' and the closure of minds

Author(s): Laura, R. S.

Journal/Book: J Philosophy Educ. 1997; 31: 108 Cowley Rd, Oxford, Oxon, England OX4 1JF. Blackwell Publ Ltd. 329-343.

Abstract: In a recent essay, Tasos Kazepides has used the later Wittgenstein's account of religious beliefs as either Superstitions' or non-rational to condemn such beliefs as 'doctrines'. By this term he means teachings which close minds to alternative truth-claims. In this paper we criticise his interpretation and use of Wittgenstein and argue that, far from closing minds, an appropriate education in religious beliefs can open minds to possible realms of existence unconsidered in other subjects of the curriculum.

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