Insight and Illusion: Themes in the Philosophy of Wittgenstein, 3rd Edition

Peter Hacker

Anthem Press, 2021 - Philosophy - 366 pages

Peter Hacker's Insight and Illusion is a thoroughly comprehensive examination of the evolution of Wittgenstein's thought from the Tractatus to his later 'mature' phase. This is a reprint of the revised and corrected 1989 edition, with a new foreword by Constantine Sandis. Hacker's book is now widely regarded as the best single volume study covering both the 'early' and the 'later' Wittgenstein. Until this third edition, the book had been out of print for 25 years.

About the author

P.M.S. Hacker is the leading authority on the philosophy of Wittgenstein. He has specialized in philosophy and cognitive neuroscience. He has written a four-volume tetralogy on human nature of which three have been published.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Insight and Illusion: Themes in the Philosophy of Wittgenstein, 3rd Edition; Anthem studies in Wittgenstein
• Author: Peter Hacker
• Contributor: Constantine Sandis
• Publisher: Anthem Press, 2021
• ISBN: 1785276832, 9781785276835
• Length: 366 pages
• Subjects: Philosophy / General; Philosophy / Individual Philosophers; Philosophy / Movements / Analytic