Wittgenstein′s On Certainty

Rush Rhees, a close friend of Wittgenstein and a major interpreter of his work, shows how Wittgensteins On Certainty concerns logic, language, and reality – topics that occupied Wittgenstein since early in his career. Authoritative interpretation of Wittgensteins last great work, On Certainty, by one of his closest friends. Debunks misconceptions about Wittgensteins On Certainty and shows that it is an essay on logic. Exposes the continuity in Wittgensteins thought, and the radical character of his conclusions. Contains a substantial and illuminating afterword discussing current scholarship surrounding On Certainty, and its relationship to Rheess work on this subject.