Insight and Illusion: Wittgenstein on Philosophy and the Metaphysics of Experience

Since the first publication of Insight and Illusion in l972, a wealth of Wittgenstein's 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 Wittgenstein's highly different masterpieces, the Tractatus and the Investigations, and traces the evolution of Wittgenstein's thought. Hacker explains all of Wittgenstein's writings in detail, focusing on his critique of metaphysics, his famous "private language argument," and his account of self-consciousness.Hacker, P. M. is the author of 'Insight and Illusion: Wittgenstein on Philosophy and the Metaphysics of Experience', published 1987 under ISBN 9780198247982 and ISBN 0198247982.