An Introduction to Wittgenstein's "Tractatus"

This exposition of the "Tractatus" serves as an introduction to Wittgenstein's philosophy as a whole—a philosophy that, says H. J. Paton in the Foreword, sprang from the modern development of mathematical logic. The powerful influence of Schopenhauer, Frege, and Bertrand Russell is evident in Wittgenstein's theme of the connection between language, or thought, and reality.