An Analysis of Ludwig Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations: (The Macat Library)

Many still consider Ludwig Wittgenstein’s 1953 Philosophical Investigations to be one of the breakthrough works of twentieth-century philosophy.The book sets out a radically new conception of philosophy itself, and demonstrates all the attributes of a fine analytical mind.Taking an argument from Plato and subjecting it to detailed (and very clear) analysis, Wittgenstein shows his understanding of how the sequence and function of differing parts of a highly-complex argument can be broken down and assessed.In so doing, he reaches a logical position of simultaneous agreement and disagreement with Plato’s philosophical position.Philosophical Investigations is also a powerful example of the skill of interpretation.Philosophical problems often arise from confusions in the use of language - and the way to solve these problems, Wittgenstein posits, is by clarifying language use.He argues that philosophers must study ordinary uses of language and examine how people use it as a tool in their eve