Anyone who concludes that Wittgenstein wasn’t a very influential 20th century philosopher must be a little crazy, but that’s what the author of this book concludes. It doesn’t matter whether you think Wittgenstein is any good, you can see his influence in the work of countless philosophers of the 20th century. What’s more, his influence spans both sides of the English Channel, something few other 20th century philosophers can claim.

I think AC was playing a little philosophical game: taking a ridiculous hypothesis and proving his mettle as a philosopher by arguing for its truth. That’s all very well, but not in a “Very Short Introduction”.