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The post we're commenting on sez that: "he had once told Russell he was interested in becoming a saint ... Wittgenstein’s siblings knew what his detractors app
by 8bitsrule 7y ago
The post we're commenting on sez that:
"he had once told Russell he was interested in becoming a saint ... Wittgenstein’s siblings knew what his detractors apparently did not: that he was referringl ... to a favourite theme from one of his favourite books: William James’s Varieties of Religious Experience."
VRE is a decent read by a great mind, and reading it can only illuminate what W. was getting at. And yes, it's far from the 'everyday'.