Author: A. C. Grayling<br />File Type: pdf<br />Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was an extraordinarily original thinker, whose influence on twentieth-century thinking far outside the bounds of philosophy alone. In this engaging Introduction, A.C. Grayling makes Wittgensteins thought accessible to the general reader by explaining the nature and impact of Wittgensteins views. He describes both his early and later philosophy, the differences and connections between them, and gives a fresh assessment of Wittgensteins continuing influence on contemporary thought.Review`Lucidly and attractively written. Heythrop Journal`Anyone wanting to come to grips with the later Wittgensteins views on philosophy, his beliefs about the nature of thought and language, and his many unignorable (if sometimes muddled and often muddling) ideas in the philosophy of the mind could do no better than start here. Guardian`[Grayling] is to be congratulated on the success of his enterprise in a book which is a model of expository elgance ... an admirably clear and concise introduction Philosophical Books About the AuthorA.C. Grayling is Lecturer in Philosophy at Birkbeck College, London, and Senior Research Fellow at St Annes College, Oxford. He is the author of An Introduction to Philosophical Logic, The Refutation of Scepticism, and Berkeley The Central Arguments, and is also the editor of Philosophy A Guide through the Subject and Philosophy 2 Further through the Subject.