Rabindranath Tagore and Ludwig Wittgenstein: Two Sentinels on the Borderlands of Modernity
This paper shall explore how two great masters of twentieth century thought engaged with the mid-twentieth century secular agenda and how one influenced the other. One hundred years ago Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889 - 1951), the Austrian philosopher, fought for the Austro-Hungarian army during the First...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2015
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Journal of Dharma
Year: 2015, Volume: 40, Issue: 1, Pages: 29-48 |
| Further subjects: | B
Tractatus
B Language B Tagore B Religion B Seeing B Mystical Theology B Wittgenstein |
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| Summary: | This paper shall explore how two great masters of twentieth century thought engaged with the mid-twentieth century secular agenda and how one influenced the other. One hundred years ago Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889 - 1951), the Austrian philosopher, fought for the Austro-Hungarian army during the First World War and subsequently experienced a personal, professional and philosophical crisis. In the aftermath of the war, as he sought to rebuild his life, he came across the writings of his contemporary Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), the Bengali poet and social reformer. This paper will explore the impact of Tagore’s work on Wittgenstein and how it opens up new perspectives for theologians today. |
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| ISSN: | 0253-7222 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma
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