Ludwig Wittgenstein left an indelible footprint on contemporary philosophy. His influence has been rich and wide‑ranging. However, the interpretation or understanding of Wittgenstein’s views – both his early views and his late views – is exceedingly fraught and contentious. How was Wittgenstein’s thought received by his contemporaries, such as Frank Ramsey, Bertrand Russell, Gilbert Ryle, and Elizabeth Anscombe? How did it shape the philosophical outlook of later philosophers, such as Michael Dummett, Willard Quine, Hilary Putnam, and Richard Rorty? And how does it continue to influence contemporary philosophers such as Crispin Wright, Simon Blackburn, Penelope Maddy, and Charles Travis?

The Routledge Handbook of Wittgenstein and Other Philosophers: Part 1 examines the impact and influence of Wittgenstein’s thought on some of the most significant philosophers of the twentieth and early twenty‑first centuries. Comprising forty chapters by a
stellar line‑up of contributors, Part 1 considers Wittgenstein’s impact on the forementioned figures as well as many more, with chapters for example on Wilfrid Sellars, Noam Chomsky, Thomas Nagel, Cora Diamond, Saul Kripke, Robert Brandom, and John McDowell.