THE PERSON: PROJECT OF NATURE, NURTURE AND GRACE : Philosophical Investigations after Wittgenstein

Wittgenstein once said: ‘I am not a religious man but I cannot help seeing every problem from a religious point of view.’In this paper I present a conception of human person: We are rooted in nature, formed by nurtureand sustained by God; positively we act upon the world, build up the community and...

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Published in:Journal of Dharma
Main Author: Nandhikkara, Jose (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Dharmaram College 2012
In: Journal of Dharma
Further subjects:B Human
B Nature
B Soul music
B Spirit
B Wittgenstein
B Mind
B Blue Book
B Religious
B Life
B God
B Community
B Existence
B Nurture And Grace
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Summary:Wittgenstein once said: ‘I am not a religious man but I cannot help seeing every problem from a religious point of view.’In this paper I present a conception of human person: We are rooted in nature, formed by nurtureand sustained by God; positively we act upon the world, build up the community and move towards God. The methodology is Wittgensteinian, that of assembling reminders, criss-crossing the terrain, and providing anÜbersicht of the person from a religious perspective. I do not claim that this is a general thesis that philosophy can establish nor do I claim that this is the religious point of view that Wittgenstein himself held; rather this ishow Wittgenstein’s philosophical investigations stimulated me to thoughts of my own. This is, to use a Wittgensteinian expression, a form of life: how we live, move and have our being.
ISSN:0253-7222
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma