Wittgenstein: Opening Investigations

In this provocatively compelling new book, Michael Luntley offers a revolutionary reading of the opening section of Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations

• Critically engages with the most recent exegetical literature on Wittgenstein and other state-of-the-art philosophical work
• Encourages the re-incorporation of Wittgenstein studies into the mainstream philosophical conversation
• Has profound consequences for how we go on to read the rest of Wittgenstein’s major work
• Makes a significant contribution not only to the literature on Wittgenstein, but also to studies in philosophy of language

Keywords: Wittgenstein; philosophy of language; exegesis; aesthetics; philosophy of mind; grammar; philosophy; philosophy of thought; Augustine; ostension; ostensive definition; normativity; primitive normativity, 20th Century Philosophy, Philosophy of Language, 20th Century Philosophy, Philosophy of Language