New edition of the first volume of the monumental four-volumeAnalytical Commentary on the PhilosophicalInvestigations.Takes into account much material that was unavailable when thefirst edition was written.Following Baker’s death in 2002, P.M.S. Hacker hasthoroughly revised the first volume, rewriting many essays andsections of exegesis completely.Part One - the Essays - now includes two completely new essays:'Meaning and Use' and 'The Recantation of a Metaphysician'.Part Two - Exegesis §§1-184 - has been thoroughlyrevised in the light of the electronic publication ofWittgenstein’s Nachlass, and includes many newinterpretations of the remarks, a history of the composition of thebook, and an overview of its structure.The revisions will ensure that this remains the definitivereference work on Wittgenstein’s masterpiece for theforeseeable future.

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