[ExI] Wittgenstein's Other, More Important Work

[Michael Miller]

Yes, i think the two terms properly are interchangable. 'Spiritual' is often used metaphorically in terms of the supernatural, but if we think of it terms of the German 'geist' it suddenly makes much more sense.

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From: Jef Allbright <jef at jefallbright.net>
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Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 3:43:42 PM
Subject: Re: [ExI] Wittgenstein's Other, More Important Work

On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 7:53 AM, Michael Miller <ain_ani at yahoo.com> wrote:

> so easily: they are the religious and the ethical. The 'spiritual' concerns
> of man, if you will.

Yes, that is the point. But rather than the mystically-laden term
"spiritual", might we not refer to it as the subject of *meaning*?

- Jef
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