Philosophical Investigations

Interesting Facts

• The book is a collection of notes and reflections rather than a traditional philosophical treatise.
• Wittgenstein uses the method of language analysis to explore philosophical problems.
• One of the central themes of the book is the concept of language games, which shows how the meaning of words is determined by their use in various contexts.
• The book critiques ideas presented by Wittgenstein himself in his earlier work «Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus».
• Wittgenstein argues that philosophical problems arise from a misunderstanding of the logic of our language.
• The book was published posthumously, and its compilation and editing took several years.