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The provided passages describe "Wittgenstein: Understanding and Meaning" as the first volume of a "definitive reference work" and a "monumental four-volume Analytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations" [1, 2]. The text is a revised edition that takes into account new material and has been updated in light of Wittgenstein's *Nachlass* [2].
The passages highlight that the book is a scholarly analysis of Wittgenstein's *Philosophical Investigations* [1, 2]. It includes essays such as 'Meaning and Use' and 'The Recantation of a Metaphysician', and an exegesis of sections §§1-184 of Wittgenstein's work [2]. However, the central thesis of this text is not explicitly stated in the provided passages.
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asterpiece for the foreseeable future. Categories: Philosophy Snippet: This is a new edition of the first volume of G.P.Baker and P.M.S. Hacker’s definitive reference work on Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations.
Title: Wittgenstein: Understanding and Meaning by Gordon P. Baker, P. M. S. Hacker Description: This is a new edition of the first volume of G.P.Baker and P.M.S. Hacker’s definitive reference work on Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations. New edition of the first volume of the monumental four-volume Analytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations. Takes into account much material that was unavailable when the first edition was written. Following Baker’s death in 2002, P.M.S. Hacker has thoroughly revised the first volume, rewriting many essays and sections of exegesis…