Culture and value are the essential concerns of these remarks, hitherto available only in German as "Vermischte Bemerkungen." Although the passages date from various periods of Wittgenstein's life, over half were written during his later years, and this edition adds material probably written in 1944. The German text is presented alongside the English translation by Peter Winch, and all entries are presented chronologically, with a subject index for reference.

《哲学研究》讲述了：在西方哲学史上，维特根斯坦是唯一创造了两种不同哲学而又各自产生重大影响的哲学家。前期以《逻辑哲学论》为代表，后者则以《哲学研究》为象征。《哲学研究》告别了传统西方哲学以理想语言为基础、试图探索语言本质的静态逻辑构造论，重新将语言哲学捡回到日常语言中，将语言的实际运用、语言的功能作用作为出发点。他所提出的“语言游戏”和“家族类似”对语言哲学的发展贡献基本。《哲学研究》译者陈嘉映为海德格尔《存在与时间》的译者。《哲学研究》直接译自维氏的德文原本，因而是迄今中国最贴切、最准确的这一哲学名著的译本。