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The return to the mystical : Ludwig Wittgenstein, Teresa of Avila and the Christian mystical tradition /
What is mystical is not how the world is but that it is' (Ludwig Wittgenstein)The Spanish Carmelite reformer, Teresa of Avila and the Austrian professor of logic, Ludwig Wittgenstein do not at first sight seem to be the most obvious of bed fellows. Yet, in this strikingly original work, Dr Pete...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Continuum,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | What is mystical is not how the world is but that it is' (Ludwig Wittgenstein)The Spanish Carmelite reformer, Teresa of Avila and the Austrian professor of logic, Ludwig Wittgenstein do not at first sight seem to be the most obvious of bed fellows. Yet, in this strikingly original work, Dr Peter Tyler argues that both were galvinised through their reading to 'see the world aright' by a radical form of writing known as 'mystical'. As young adults both were in turmoil, loneliness and despair, yet found in this style of writing personal transformation, commitment and, most of all, engagement with. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xix, 275 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-266) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441104441 1441104445 9781441161512 1441161511 9781441166524 1441166521 |
| Acceso: | Legal Deposit; |