Insight and Illusion: Themes in the Philosophy of Wittgenstein

Insight and Illusion: Themes in the Philosophy of Wittgenstein by Hacker, P. M. S.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780198247982.

Since the first publication of Insight and Illusion in l972, a wealth of Wittgensteins writings have become accessible. Accordingly, in this edition Professor Hacker has rewritten six of his eleven original chapters and revised the others to incorporate the new abundant material. Insight and Illusion now fully clarifies the historical backgrounds of Wittgensteins highly different masterpieces, the Tractatus and the Investigations, and traces the evolution of Wittgensteins thought. Hacker explains all of Wittgensteins writings in detail, focusing on his critique of metaphysics, his famous "private language argument," and his account of self-consciousness.