Wittgenstein's Lectures Cambridge, 1932-1935

PhilosopherLudwigWittgensteinhadanenormousinfluenceontwentieth-centuryphilosophyeventhoughonlyoneofhisworks，thefamousTractatusLogico-Philosophicus，waspublishedinhislifetime.BeyondthispublicationtheimpactofhisthoughtwasmainlyconveyedtoasmallcircleofstudentsthroughhislecturesatCambridgeUniversity.Fortunately，manyofhisideashavesurvivedinboththedictationsthatweresubsequentlypublished，andthenotestakenbyhisstudents，amongthemAliceAmbroseandthelateMargaretMacdonald，from1932to1935.Thesenotes，noweditedbyProfessorAmbrose，areherepublished，andtheyshedmuchlightonWittgenstein'sphilosophicaldevelopment.Amongthetopicsconsideredarethemeaningofawordanditsrelationtocommonusage，rulesofgrammarandtheirrelationtofact，thegrammaroffirstpersonstatements，languagegames，andthenatureofphilosophy.ThisvolumeisindispensabletoanyseriousdiscussionofWittgenstein'swork.