Wittgenstein's Metaphilosophy

Paul Horwich develops an interpretation of Ludwig Wittgenstein''s later writings that differs in substantial respects from what can already be found in the literature. He argues that it is Wittgenstein''s radically anti-theoretical metaphilosophy—and not (as assumed by most other commentators) his identification of the meaning of a word with its use—that lies at the foundation of his discussions o...