Words and Deeds

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This book offers an introduction to the thought of Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951). Wittgenstein's life in its earlier and later phases is considered in chapters that interleave the reviews of the philosophy of language Wittgenstein set out in </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> (1921) and </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Philosophical Investigations</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> (1953). The issues of difference and continuity between these two works is given much consideration. Later chapters consider Wittgenstein's approach to philosophy and to thinking about religion and ethics. Along the way key ideas on philosophy and relevant lines of argument that contribute to Wittgenstein's intellectual development are explained.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>For this revised edition the author has updated and extended the index cleaned up some errant typos in the manuscript and made a few refinements to the text.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Stephen Loxton worked in the UK for some 40 years in various roles in education until retiring in 2019 and relocating to Lusaka Zambia where his wife works for the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa. He continues to read research and write and has recently completed a study of Nietzsche and his </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>On the Genealogy of Morals</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> - </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Nietzsche and the Old Flame</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and a study of Charles Taylor's </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Ethics of Authenticity</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is forthcoming.</span></p>