ABSTRACT

First Published in 1999. The purpose of this series is to provide a contemporary assessment and history of the entire course of philosophical thought. Each book constitutes a detailed, critical introduction to the work of a philosopher of major influence and significance. Except for the two closing chapters, this book is a careful examination of Wittgenstein's chief works: Part One considers the Tractatus Logico Philosophicus; Part Two considers the Philosophical Investigations.

part One|103 pages

Wittgenstenin's tractatus

chapter I|15 pages

The Atomistic Ontology of the Tractatus

chapter II|9 pages

Picturing the World

chapter III|12 pages

Propositions

chapter IV|15 pages

The Logic of Propositions

chapter V|24 pages

Generality

chapter VI|8 pages

The Naive Constructivism of the Tractatus

chapter VII|7 pages

Necessity

chapter VIII|11 pages

My World, Its Value, and Silence

part Two|131 pages

Wittgenstein's later philosophy

chapter IX|37 pages

The Critique of the Tractatus

chapter X|11 pages

Understanding

chapter XII|20 pages

The Private Language Argument

chapter XIII|25 pages

Topics in Philosophical Psychology

chapter XIV|15 pages

Topics in the Philosophy of Mathematics

chapter XV|10 pages

Wittgenstein and the History of Philosophy