Wittgenstein and the Mystical: Philosophy as an Ascetic Practice (Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion, #2) (AAR Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion)

by Frederick Sontag

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This book attempts to reconcile the analytic philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein with those issues that consumed his personal life and which lay outside the confines of analytic philosophy: his "religious disposition," his ascetic lifestyle, and his concern with the mystical. Sontag reveals the influence of the mystical on Wittgenstein's life and philosophy, his respect for Augustine, Kierkegaard, and William James, and the profound effect of Tolstoy's religious
writings on the development of his philosophy.
  • ISBN10 155540992X
  • ISBN13 9781555409920
  • Publish Date 1 January 1995
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Scholars Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 167
  • Language English