Wittgenstein’s (Late) Writings

This website presents a fragment of Wittgenstein’s Nachlass and prioritizes readability over a strict reproduction of the manuscript layout. It is not a diplomatic edition: Line breaks, underlining, and textual variants have been normalized. It is meant to complement the work of the Wittgenstein Archives Bergen, which maintain the authoritative edition of Wittgenstein’s entire Nachlass.

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Ms-116

  • 720 remarks, 'XII. Philosophische Bemerkungen'; 1937-38 and 1945
  • published in parts in 'Philosophical Grammar', Part I App. 4

Ms-117

  • 563 remarks, 'XIII. Philosophische Bemerkungen'; 1937-38 and 1940
  • published in parts in 'Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics', Parts II-III

Ms-118

  • 334 remarks, 'XIV. Philosophische Bemerkungen'; 1937

Ms-119

  • 309 remarks, 'XV.'; 1937
  • published in parts in 'Cause and Effect: Intuitive Awareness'

Ms-120

  • 511 remarks, 'XVI.'; 1937-38

Ms-121

  • 361 remarks, 'XVII. Philosophische Bemerkungen'; 1938-39
  • published in parts in 'Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics', Part II

Ms-122

  • 495 remarks, 'XVIII. Philosophische Bemerkungen'; 1939-40
  • published in parts in 'Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics', Part III

Ms-123

  • 264 remarks, 'Philosophische Bemerkungen'; 1940-41

Ms-124

  • 692 remarks, 1941 and 1944
  • published in parts in 'Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics', Part VII

Ms-125

  • 259 remarks, 1941-42
  • published in parts in 'Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics', Part IV

Ms-126

  • 282 remarks, 1942-43
  • published in parts in 'Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics', Part V

Ms-127

  • 474 remarks, 'F Mathematik und Logik'; 1943-44
  • published in parts in 'Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics', Parts IV-V

Ms-128

  • 196 remarks, 1944

Ms-129

  • 374 remarks, 1944

Ms-130

  • 680 remarks, 1944? and 1946

Ms-131

  • 355 remarks, 1946

Ms-132

  • 389 remarks, 1946

Ms-133

  • 446 remarks, 1946-47

Ms-134

  • 432 remarks, 1947

Ms-135

  • 428 remarks, 1947

Ms-136

  • 781 remarks, 'Q'; 1947-48

Ms-137

  • 1443 remarks, 'R'; 1948-49
  • published in parts in 'Last Writings on the Philosophy of Psychology' vol. 1

Ms-138

  • 336 remarks, 'S'; 1949
  • published in 'Last Writings on the Philosophy of Psychology' vol. 1

Ms-142

  • 211 remarks, 'Philosophische Untersuchungen'; 1936-37

Ms-143

  • 27 remarks, notes on Frazer's Golden Bough, second set; 1948?-50?
  • published in 'Remarks on Frazer's Golden Bough', Part II

Ms-144

  • 391 remarks, manuscript version of earlier so-called Part II of the Investigations; 1949
  • published in 'Philosophy of Psychology – A Fragment'

Ms-157a

  • 223 remarks, source for Ms-142; 1934 and 1937

Ms-157b

  • 127 remarks, continuation of Ms-157a; source for Ms-142 and Ms-118; 1937

Ms-158

  • 154 remarks, 1938

Ms-159

  • 115 remarks, 1937-38
  • published in parts in 'Cause and Effect: Intuitive Awareness', App. A-C

Ms-160

  • 66 remarks, 1938
  • published in parts in 'Cause and Effect: Intuitive Awareness', App. B

Ms-161

  • 216 remarks, source for MSS 123-124; 1939 and 1941

Ms-162a

  • 130 remarks, 1938-39

Ms-162b

  • 249 remarks, continuation of Ms-162a; 1939-40

Ms-163

  • 240 remarks, 1941

Ms-164

  • 289 remarks, 1941?-44?
  • published in parts in 'Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics', Part VI

Ms-165

  • 309 remarks, 1941?-44?

Ms-166

  • 68 remarks, 'Notes for the Philosophical Lecture'; 1941?
  • published in 'Notes for the Philosophical Lecture'

Ms-167

  • 145 remarks, 1947?-48?

Ms-168

  • 23 remarks, so-called Notebook no.4; 1949

Ms-169

  • 366 remarks, so-called Notebook no.2; 1948?-49?
  • published in 'Last Writings on the Philosophy of Psychology' vol. 2

Ms-170

  • 13 remarks, so-called Notebook no.3; 1949?
  • published in 'Last Writings on the Philosophy of Psychology' vol. 2

Ms-171

  • 33 remarks, 1949?-50?
  • published in 'Last Writings on the Philosophy of Psychology' vol. 2

Ms-172

  • 89 remarks, 1949?-50?
  • published in 'On Certainty'
  • published in 'Remarks on Colour', Part II

Ms-173

  • 425 remarks, so-called Notebook no.5, source for Ms-176; 1950
  • published in 'Remarks on Colour', Part III
  • published in 'Last Writings on the Philosophy of Psychology' vol. 2

Ms-174

  • 197 remarks, so-called Notebook no.7; 1950
  • published in 'On Certainty'
  • published in 'Last Writings on the Philosophy of Psychology' vol. 2

Ms-175

  • 248 remarks, so-called Notebook no.1; 1950-51
  • published in 'On Certainty'

Ms-176

  • 319 remarks, so-called Notebook no.6.1; 1950-51
  • published in 'On Certainty'
  • published in 'Remarks on Colour', Part I
  • published in 'Last Writings on the Philosophy of Psychology' vol. 2

Ms-177

  • 40 remarks, so-called Notebook no.6.2; 1951
  • published in 'On Certainty'

Ms-178c

  • 8 remarks, 1939?

Ms-178d

  • 9 remarks, 1938?

Ms-178e

  • 13 remarks, 1937?

Ms-178f

  • 8 remarks, 1940?

Ms-178g

  • 2 remarks, 1947?

Ms-179

  • 119 remarks, so-called Notebooks 1944/45 no.1; 1944

Ms-180a

  • 112 remarks, so-called Notebooks 1944/45 no.2; 1944

Ms-180b

  • 92 remarks, so-called Notebooks 1944/45 no.3; 1944?-45?

Ms-182

  • 3 remarks, list of remarks from Ts-228 in final version of Investigations; 1945-46?

Ms-183

  • 323 remarks, so-called Denkbewegungen; 1930-32 and 1936-37
  • published in 'Denkbewegungen'

Ts

Ts-220

  • 168 remarks, approximately first half of Investigations prewar version; 1937

Ts-221a

  • 283 remarks, approximately second half of Investigations prewar version; 1938
  • published in parts in 'Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics', Part I App. 3

Ts-222

  • 204 remarks, cuttings from Ts-221; 1938
  • published in 'Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics', Part I and Part I App. 1

Ts-223

  • 19 remarks, cuttings from Ts-221; 1938
  • published in parts in 'Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics', Part I App. 3

Ts-224

  • 15 remarks, cuttings from Ts-221; 1938
  • published in 'Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics', Part I App. 2

Ts-225

  • 11 remarks, preface to prewar version of Investigations; 1938

Ts-226

  • 115 remarks, English translation of part of Investigations prewar version; 1938-39?

Ts-227a

  • 713 remarks, 'Philosophische Untersuchungen'; 1944-46
  • published in 'Philosophical Investigations, Part I'

Ts-227b

  • 711 remarks, 'Philosophische Untersuchungen'; 1944-46

Ts-228

  • 699 remarks, 'Bemerkungen I.', based on MSS 129, 130, 114-116, Ts-213 a.o.; 1945

Ts-229

  • 1141 remarks, continuation of Ts-228; 1947
  • published in 'Remarks on the Philosophy of Psychology' vol. 1

Ts-230a

  • 547 remarks, 'Bemerkungen II.'; 1945-46?

Ts-230b

  • 547 remarks, 'Bemerkungen II.'; 1945-46?

Ts-230c

  • 547 remarks, 'Bemerkungen II.'; 1945-46?

Ts-231

  • 8 remarks, two lists of corresponding remarks in Bemerkungen I and II; 1945-46?

Ts-232

  • 738 remarks, based on MSS 135-137; 1948
  • published in 'Remarks on the Philosophy of Psychology' vol. 2

Ts-233a

  • 366 remarks, so-called Zettel I; 1930-48
  • published in 'Zettel'

Ts-233b

  • 379 remarks, so-called Zettel II; 1930-48
  • published in 'Zettel'

Ts-235

  • 147 remarks, a table of contents; 1945?

Ts-237

  • 10 remarks, pages and cuttings from pp. 80-92 of Ts-220; 1937

Ts-238

  • 28 remarks, pages and cuttings from pp. 77-93 of Ts-220; 1937

Ts-239

  • 204 remarks, revised version of Ts-220; 1937

Ts-240

  • 6 remarks, pages and cuttings from pp. 216-218 of Ts-220; 1938

Ts-241a

  • 114 remarks, based on Ms-129; 1944-45?

Ts-241b

  • 116 remarks, based on Ms-129; 1944-45?

Ts-242a

  • 54 remarks, pp. 149-195 of Investigations intermediate version; 1944-45?

Ts-242b

  • 54 remarks

Ts-243

  • 3 remarks, preface to Investigations, dated 'Cambridge im Januar 1945'; 1945

Ts-244

  • 34 remarks, 1945-47
  • published in parts in 'Remarks on the Philosophy of Psychology' vol. 1

Ts-245

  • 1120 remarks, 1945-47
  • published in 'Remarks on the Philosophy of Psychology' vol. 1

Ts-247

  • 11 remarks, English translation of preface to prewar version of PI; 1938-39

Ts-248

  • 11 remarks, pages and cuttings from Ts-221; 1938