Objects, Properties, and Relations in the ‘Tractatus' 1

few recent works in philosophy compare with Wittgenstein’s Tractatus either in obscurity of style, range of influence, or depth of insight. Considering its difficulty, scandalously few studies of it have been published. Recent articles by Mrs Daitz ² and Mr Evans ³ emphasize that further study is needed, for in my opinion certain key passages of that work are to be understood in ways quite different from those suggested by Mrs Daitz and Mr Evans.