This revised edition of Sir Anthony Kenny’s classic work on Wittgenstein contains a new introduction which covers developments in Wittgenstein scholarship since the book was first published.

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• Widely praised for providing a lucid and historically informed account of Wittgenstein’s core philosophical concerns.
  
• Demonstrates the continuity between Wittgenstein’s early and later writings.
  
• Provides a persuasive argument for the unity of Wittgenstein’s thought.
  
• Kenny also assesses Wittgenstein’s influence in the latter part of the twentieth century.