In the Background
Abstract
This chapter examines Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus and its model of logical context. Against readings that see it as purely anti-contextualist, the chapter shows how logic functions as a form of context in early Wittgenstein. Through biographical and historical context, it demonstrates how the Tractatus emerged from and responded to specific intellectual environments, while setting up the book’s broader argument about parallel developments in anthropology and philosophy.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications
Philosophy
Science
and History
Philosophy and Literary Analysis
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Pages
- 33–62
- Publication date
- 26 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter