A clear introduction to the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, the only book Wittgenstein published during his lifetime. Michael Morris introduces and analyses the brief and sometimes cryptic text, including Wittgestein’s life, the background to the Tractatus, the ideas and the text, and the importance of Wittgenstein’s work in philosophy today.

Written by a leading expert, this is the ideal guide to the only book Wittgenstein published during his lifetime, the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. Michael Morris makes sense of Wittgenstein’s brief but often cryptic text, highlighting its key themes. He introduces and analyzes:

• Wittgenstein’s life and the background to the Tractatus
• the ideas and text of the Tractatus
• the continuing importance of Wittgenstein's work to philosophy today,

Wittgenstein is the most important twentieth-century philosopher in the English speaking world. This book will be essential reading for all students of philosophy of language and metaphysics.