Here is a fine selection of books by Ludwig Wittgenstein. Wittgenstein was an uncompromising philosopher. He struggled with philosophy rather than colleagues and he dismissed large part of his works, insisting on refining his ideas and conclusions. Hes greatest contributions to philosophy lies in his systematic study of the connection between language, logic, individual and society. Wittgenstein preferred ordinary language over philosophical language because he believed that philosophical language in itself creates problems of definitions. This approach is reflected in his writing, which makes his books accessible for most of us.
Books by Ludwig Wittgenstein
Here we present some of the most important books by Wittgenstein. First of all we have Tractacus Logico-Philosophicus with an extended foreword by Bertrand Russel first published in English 1922 (1921 in the original language German):
Tractacus Logico-Philosophicus
Secondly Wittgensteins Early Notebooks published as an aid to study Tractacus Logico-Philosophicus (this version is both in German and English):
Wittgenstein Notebooks 1914-1916
And finaly we have the English translation of the third edition of Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigation:
Philosophical Investigations
