Un alma enferma. La experiencia religiosa de Wittgenstein a la luz de Las variedades de la experiencia religiosa de William James
V. S. Vidarte
September 1, 2016 DOI: 10.21898/dia.v52i59.305 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
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| Key points | Argues that Wittgenstein fits William James's category of the "sick soul" and that his reading of The Varieties of Religious Experience led him to adopt a religious ideal, which the author proposes explains aspects of Wittgenstein's biography, his hostility to bourgeois civilization, and the religious meaning of his philosophy. |
Abstract
This article maintains that Wittgenstein can be seen as a sick soul in the terms of William James' The Varieties of the Religious Experience. It also holds that from the reading of this book Wittgenstein adopted a religious ideal that explains some aspects of his biography, his hostility to bourgeois civilization and the religious meaning of his philosophy.