In this provocatively compelling new book, Michael Luntley offers a revolutionary reading of the opening section of Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations

• Critically engages with the most recent exegetical literature on Wittgenstein and other state-of-the-art philosophical work
• Encourages the re-incorporation of Wittgenstein studies into the mainstream philosophical conversation
• Has profound consequences for how we go on to read the rest of Wittgenstein’s major work
• Makes a significant contribution not only to the literature on Wittgenstein, but also to studies in philosophy of language

Michael Luntley is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. He is the author of Wittgenstein: Meaning and Judgment (Blackwell, 2003) and Contemporary Philosophy of Thought (Blackwell, 1999) and has published dozens of articles in peer-reviewed journals, including Mind & Language, Analysis, and Philosophical Quarterly.