Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Wittgenstein and the Tractatus

A clear introduction to the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, the only book Wittgenstein published during his lifetime. Michael Morris introduces and analyses the brief and sometimes cryptic text, including Wittgesteins life, the background to the Tractatus, the ideas and the text, and the importance of Wittgensteins work in philosophy today.