Written by a leading expert this is the ideal guide to the only bookWittgenstein published during his lifetime the Tractatus LogicoPhilosophicus.Michael Morris ... » 

Written by a leading expert this is the ideal guide to the only bookWittgenstein published during his lifetime the Tractatus LogicoPhilosophicus.Michael Morris makes sense of Wittgensteins brief but often cryptic texthighlighting its key themes. He introduces and analyzesWittgensteins life and the background to the Tractatusthe ideas and text of the Tractatusthe continuing importance of Wittgensteins work to philosophy today Wittgenstein is the most important twentiethcentury philosopher in theEnglish speaking world. This book will be essential reading for all students ofphilosophy of language and metaphysics. «