Introducing Wittgenstein

A very readable collection of his thoughts on culture, the arts, history and religion is Culture and Value

A friendlier collection of his remarks is Philosophical Investigations, B. Blackwell, Oxford 1958.

Wittgenstein was fond of J. W. von Goethe’s saying, “In the beginning was the deed.” It is not knowledge but primitive actions and reactions that are vital for concept-formation and the later development of knowledge.