The New Translation of Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

One of the most influential philosophical works of the twentieth century, Ludwig Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, has now been translated for the twenty-first century in a thrilling new version. Widely regarded as a seminal text, this succinct yet wide-ranging exploration of language and logic, science and mysticism, and the limits of meaningful expression, has inspired generations of thinkers, artists, novelists, and musicians.

In this new translation, accompanied by a lively introduction by Jan Zwicky, Alexander Booth has displayed an extraordinary sensitivity to the subtle influences on Wittgenstein's gem-like prose, which is at once specialist and remarkably plain-spoken. Booth's translation highlights the underlying poetry of this famous work, which Ai Weiwei has described as "the final philosopher to perform the most profound surgery on philosophy ... concise yet exceptionally clear."

Originally published in the early 1920s, the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus is the only book-length work the renowned philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein published in his lifetime. In a series of short, bold statements, Wittgenstein sought to define the limits of meaningful expression, exploring the "picture theory" of meaning that has been so influential.

This new translation, which aims to capture the austere beauty of the original, is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of philosophy, the development of language and logic, or the interplay between science, mysticism, and the limits of what can be said and what can only be shown. Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus remains one of the greatest philosophical works of all time, and this new version promises to introduce it to a new generation of readers.

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