WITTGENSTEIN, LUDWIG

Additional reading Biographical works and studies of his writings include Anthony Kenny, Wittgenstein (1973, reissued 1976), an overview of his thought and works; K.T. Fann, Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Man and His Philosophy (1967, reissued 1978), an anthology of memoirs and essays; Norman Malcolm, Ludwig Wittgenstein: A Memoir, 2nd ed. (1984), recollections of Wittgenstein from 1938 to 1951, with a biographical sketch by G.H. von Wright; Brian McGuinness, Wittgenstein: A Life: Young Ludwig, 18891921 (1988), based on all known existing documents; Peter Winch (ed.), Studies in the Philosophy of Wittgenstein (1969), a collection of essays on both the earlier and later philosophy; Gerd Brand, The Essential Wittgenstein (1979), an attempt to demonstrate the unity in Wittgenstein's thought; Irving Block (ed.), Perspectives on the Philosophy of Wittgenstein (1981, reprinted 1983); Derek Bolton, An Approach to Wittgenstein's Philosophy (1979); Max Black, A Companion to Wittgenstein's Tractatus (1964), an informative commentary; Irving M. Copi and Robert W. Beard (eds.), Essays on Wittgenstein's Tractatus (1966); H.O. Mounce, Wittgenstein's Tractatus (1981); J.F.M. Hunter, Understanding Wittgenstein: Studies of Philosophical Investigations (1985); Anthony Kenny, The Legacy of Wittgenstein (1984, reprinted 1987); and Stuart Shanker (ed.), Ludwig Wittgenstein: Critical Assessments, 4 vol. (1986). Further research information may be found in Franois H. Lapointe, Ludwig Wittgenstein: A Comprehensive Bibliography (1980).