This accessible and lucidly written guide introduces the student of Wittgenstein to his most important work, the Philosophical Investigations and assesses its relationship to contemporary philosophy.

Wittgenstein is one of the most important and influential twentieth-century philosophers in the western tradition. In his Philosophical Investigations he undertakes a radical critique of analytical philosophy's approach to both the philosophy of language and the philosophy of mind. The Routledge Guidebook to Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations introduces and assesses Wittgenstein's life, the principal ideas of the Philosophical Investigations, some of the principal disputes concerning the interpretation of his work and his philosophical method. With further reading included throughout, this guidebook is essential reading for all students of philosophy, and all those wishing to get to grips with this masterpiece.

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This accessible and lucidly written guidebook introduces the student of Wittgenstein to his most important work, the Philosophical Investigations and looks at the overall importance of Wittgenstein to current philosophy.

In this new introduction to a classic philosophical text, David Stern examines Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations. He gives particular attention to both the arguments of the Investigations and the way in which the work is written, especially the role of dialogue in the book. While he concentrates on helping the reader to arrive at his or h er own interpretation of the primary text, he also provides guidance to the unusually wide range of existing interpretations, and to the reasons why the Investigations have inspired such a diversity of readings.

This text presents an introduction to the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, the only book Wittgenstein published during his lifetime. Morris introduces & analyses the brief & sometimes cryptic text, including Wittgestein's life, the background to the Tractatus, & the importance of Wittgenstein's work in philosophy today.

This volume challenges our understanding of Wittgenstein's philosophy on well-known themes like thought and intentionality, and language games.