‘There’s lucidity, love of wisdom, and the advocacy of silence.’ Photo: Portrait of Ludwig Wittgenstein by Ben Richards (1947)

‘He was more like the rabbi who will not utter the name of God.’

The rest is silence: Jonathan Wooding on the moral philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein

‘He was more like the rabbi who will not utter the name of God.’

by Jonathan Wooding 7th July 2023

George Fox’s Journal played a not-insignificant part in the life and work of one of the twentieth century’s greatest philosophers, Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951). He kept a copy with him for many years, even giving one as a gift to a fellow philosopher.

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Wayfaring: A Guide To Guidance

"If you truly want to be led you must put yourself in a position that allows following" (PYM)

Though written within a Quaker and Christian context, this book can be used by anyone of any religious faith or secular inclination. The only requirement is a desire to follow, to be guided by, to align with the richness of the ineffable, which this book calls "the Way". This book seeks nothing less than to aid readers in aligning their lives with the same power and richness that animated the life of Jesus of Nazareth.

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