Russellov “Introduction” u Wittgensteinov Tractatus logico-philosophicus
Russell’s Introduction into Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-philosophicus

Summary/Abstract: In the first sentence of his preface to the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus from 1918, Ludwig Wittgenstein says that it is, in fact, a work that can only be understood by a person who has already thought about the ideas set forth in that work, or at least thoughts similar to them. Bertrand Russell wrote the second Introduction to Wittgenstein’s Tractatus in 1922, after Wittgenstein, in his letters, noted that Russell had misunderstood his work. Therefore, the paper aims to present Russell’s introduction to Wittgenstein’s Tractatus, which begins with the words that it is a work that should be considered an important event in the philosophical world. Thus, in his final Introduction, Russell points out the elements he considers most significant in the Tractatus: the logical structure of proposition, the nature of logical in ference, the theory of knowledge, the principles of physics, ethics, and Mystical (das Mystische). In this regard, the aim of the paper is to present Russell’s understanding of the fundamental teachings of Wittgenstein and linking them with Wittgenstein’s remarks on Russell’s misunderstanding. The hypothesis of the paper is to prove Wittgenstein’s remarks on Russell’s misunderstanding, which are found in the letters, but also to present basic examples of Russell’s (mis)understanding of Wittgenstein’s teachings from his Introduction.

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