In this thesis, I present the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein in his work Tractatus LogicoPhilosophicus and compare it with the development of responses he offers to existential questions in his later works, such as Philosophical Investigations. I focus on reviewing the diverse range of interpretations that secondary literature uses to explain the author's ideas and suggest a degree of caution in approaching these ideas. The thesis is inspired by Ray Monk's endeavor, who, in his extensive biographical study of the author, emphasizes the "seeing of connections" between his work and life. This is particularly important because Wittgenstein intended to express at least part of his philosophy through meaningful silence, requiring us to constantly supplement it with hints from his diaries, lectures, letters, and testimonies from colleagues. The thesis offers an explanation of Wittgenstein's answer to the question of the meaning of life, the genesis of this answer, and its later development when the author, to some extent, rejects the ideas of his early philosophy. I shed light on this answer against the background of the fundamental ideas of Wittgenstein's philosophy, from the picture theory and mysticism to forms of life, family resemblances, and his theory of empathy.
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