20th CenturyPhilosophy and Religion

Wittgenstein: Philosophical Investigations

Meaning is use: words as tools in 'language games', and many philosophical puzzles as tangles in language.

✎ Being written
Volume
55 of the 1990 set
Author
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951)
Work
Philosophical Investigations 1953 (published after his death)

Ideas: Words and meaning The mind Logic and argument

No public-domain English translation. Find it at a library: Open Library or WorldCat.

Being written

This topic's lesson, worked examples and practice are on the way. Here is what it covers and what it builds on, so you can get ready.

Builds on

Nothing before it: a good place to start.

Leads to

This is one of the top rungs of The 20th Century.

@teddyrookbook GitHub Sources and credits