Wittgenstein’s Mysticism(s)

I will argue that the examination regarding the topic of mysticism should play a much bigger role when it comes to the ensemble of Wittgenstein’s writings. In this sense, while drawing upon previous analyses, I will make the case that the Tractarian mystical spirit still animates other works by the author such as his Lectures on Ethics and the Philosophical Investigations. Then, I will propose that the unity of this mysticism lies in the sui generis discovery (or shock) that the world exists; however, as his work progresses, different strategies will be employed to convey this type of message—and they shall vary from the attempt of putting such a perspective into words until the full annihilation of the mere possibility in this regard. Hence, there would be one fundamental underlying type of mysticism in Wittgenstein’s proposals, but the unveiling of such a mystical insight will demand different forms of exposition and understanding.