TRACTATUS LOGICO-PHILOSOPHICUS

Perhaps the most important work of philosophy written in the twentieth century,
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus was the only philosophical work that Ludwig Wittg
enstein published during his lifetime. Written in short, carefully numbered para
graphs of extreme brilliance, it captured the imagination of a generation of phi
losophers. For Wittgenstein, logic was something we use to conquer a reality whi
ch is in itself both elusive and unobtainable.



He famously summarized the boo
k in the following words: 'What can be said at all can be said clearly; and what
we cannot talk about we must pass over in silence.' David Pears and Brian McGui
nness received the highest praise for their meticulous translation. The work is
prefaced by Bertrand Russell's original introduction to the first English editio
n.