A milestone in Wittgenstein scholarship, this collection of thirteen essays ranges over a wide area of the philosopher's thought, presenting divergent interpretations of his fundamental ideas. Taken together, the essays present a broader and more comprehensive view of Wittgenstein's intellectual interests and his impact on philosophy than may be found elsewhere.

Contents: Preface; Introduction, Irving Block; The Early Wittgenstein and the Middle Russell, Kenneth Blackwell; Frege and Wittgenstein, Michael Dummett; Wittgenstein and the Theory of Types, Hide Ishiguro; The So-Called Realism of Wittgenstein's Tractatus, Brian McGuiness; The Logical Independence of Elementary Propositions, David Pears; The Rise and Fall of the Picture Theory, P. M. S. Hacker; The Picture Theory and Wittgenstein's Later Attitude to It, Erik Stenius; Wittgenstein's Early Philosophy of Mind, Anthony Kenny; A Theory of Language, G. E. M. Anscombe; Im Anfang war die Tat, Peter Winch; Wittgenstein's Full Stop, D. Z. Phillips; Quote: Judgments of our Brain, Paul Ziff; Wittgenstein and the Firefestivals, Frank Cioffi; Index.