Abstract

A collection of original essays by leading experts offering insights into the forces that shaped and influenced Wittgenstein's thought on a variety of topics. Also contains the text--in both the original German and an English translation by Juliet Floyd and Burton Dreben--of letters and cards sent to Wittgenstein by the philosopher and logician Gottlob Frege, which shed light on their interaction during the crucial period when Wittgenstein completed work on the Tractatus. Other essays document and discuss Wittgenstien's thinking on music and religion as well as issues that take center stage in the Investigations such as Wittgenstein's account of rule-following.