Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vi
3. Note on the second edition 9
4. Acknowledgements 11
5. Introduction 13
6. Wittgenstein and the relation between life and philosophy 73
7. Trying to keep philosophy honest 82
8. Remarks on Wittgenstein’s use of the terms “Sinn”, “sinnlos”, “unsinnig”, “wahr”, and “Gedanke” in the Tractatus 98
9. Wittgenstein’s early philosophy of language and the idea of ‘the single great problem’ 107
10. Peter Winch on the Tractatus and the unity of Wittgenstein’s philosophy 141
11. Wittgenstein’s Later Criticism of the Tractatus 172
12. How many Wittgensteins? 205
13. Taking avowals seriously: The soul a public affair 230
14. Of knowledge and of knowing that someone is in pain 244
15. Wittgenstein and history 277
16. Impure reason vindicated 304
17. Wittgenstein’s philosophy of pictures 322
18. A case of early Wittgensteinian dialogism: Stances on the impossibility of “Red and green in the same place” 354
19. Wittgenstein: Philosophy and literature 367
20. A brief history of Wittgenstein editing 382
21. What is a work by Wittgenstein? 397
22. Evaluating the Bergen Electronic Edition 405
23. Wittgenstein in digital form: Perspectives for the future 418
24. Bibliography and reference system 431
25. Authors and Abstracts 440
26. The editors 455
27. Name index 456