Wittgenstein and the Mystical: Philosophy as an Ascetic Practice (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781555409937)

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.

Author: Frederick Sontag
ISBN-10: 1555409938
ISBN-13: 9781555409937
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 10/02/1995
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.44w x 0.45d