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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tyler, Peter, 1963-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Continuum, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: A change of aspect?
  • pt. 1. A Wittgensteinian view of the mystical. What is mystical anyway?
  • Saying and showing : a Wittgensteinian methodology
  • pt. 2. The evolution of the theologia mystica. The origins of the theologia mystica : Dionysius the Areopagite
  • The medieval flowering of the theologia mystica
  • The emergence of the Spanish school : mystical theology as 'recollection'
  • pt. 3. Wittgenstein and Teresa of Avila. Teresa of Avila's mystical strategies
  • Wittgenstein and the return to the mystical
  • A concluding unscientific postscript: A 'life question' or 'empty chatter'?