In the Beginning Was the Redeeming Word
Tolstoy’s Spiritual Influence on the Genesis of Wittgenstein’s Tractatus
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 20249808 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Michael Beaney (0000-0002-5458-6591, University of Aberdeen, autor de correspondencia), Frank Burr (University of Aberdeen) |
| Año | 2026 |
| Volumen | 17 |
| Número | 6 |
| Páginas | 730 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2026-06-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Editorial | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel17060730 |
| OpenAlex | W7165176261 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referencias citadas | 6 |
This article discusses the influence of Leo Tolstoy on Ludwig Wittgenstein’s early philosophy. In particular, we elucidate the influence that Wittgenstein’s reading of Tolstoy’s Gospel in Brief had on the genesis of the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, in inspiration, structure, and content. Central to our account is the idea of ‘the redeeming word (das erlösende Wort)’, which Wittgenstein sought in ‘liberating’ us from the problems of philosophy, liberation that had a deep spiritual and ethical purpose
Gospel · Interpretation (philosophy) · Reading (process) · Word (group theory) · Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel · Samuel Beckett and Modernism · Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
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| Altamente citado | No |