Wittgenstein's Metaphysics offers a radical new interpretation of
the fundamental ideas of Ludwig Wittgenstein. It takes issue with
the conventional view that after 1930 Wittgenstein rejected the
philosophy of the Tractatus and developed a wholly new conception
of philosophy. By tracing the evolution of Wittgenstein's ideas,
Cook shows that they are neither as original nor as difficult as is
often supposed. Wittgenstein was essentially an empiricist, and the
difference between his early views (as set forth in the Tractatus)
and the later views (as expounded in the Philosophical
Investigations) lies chiefly in the fact that after 1930 he
replaced his early version of reductionism with a subtler version.
So he ended where he began, as an empiricist armed with a theory of
meaning. This iconoclastic interpretation is sure to influence all
future study of Wittgenstein and will provoke a reassessment of the
nature of his contribution to philosophy.
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