___________________________________________________________  Musa Azak İnönü Üniversitesi, Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi, Felsefe Bölümü 44000, Malatya, Turkeymusaazak44@hotmail.com  Yasin Parlar Independent Researcher 44000, Malatya, Turkeyyasinparlar87@gmail.com Beytulhikme An International Journal of Philosophy Beytulhikme Int J Phil 9 (4) 2019 Doi: 10.18491/beytulhikme.1539 Research Article: 1031-1054 ___________________________________________________________ Wittgenstein Felsefesindeki Değişime Dair Bir Tahlil: Anlık Bir Devrim mi Yoksa Diyalektik Bir Sonuç mu? [*] ___________________________________________________________ An Analysis of the Transition in Wittgenstein’s Philosophy: A Momentary Revolution or a Dialectical Result? MUSA AZAK & YASİN PARLAR İnönü University Received: 12.11.2019Accepted: 06.12.2019 Abstract: In this study, we aim to offer a plausible explanation of the intellec- tual transition between the early and later periods Ludwig Wittgenstein. In the secondary literature, this shift is generally and commonly taken as a philosophi- cal metamorphosis that took place as a result of many momentary inspirations or conversions. But in this paper, our main argument is that this shift is a result of a dialectical process, not a momentary metamorphosis. In this context, by focusing on Wittgenstein’s transition-period thoughts which are commonly ig- nored, we aim to discuss the reasons why the philosophical shift between his early and later thoughts took place by delving into the theoretical problems in Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. And to achieve this aim, we will focus on the critical influence of Pierro Sraffa and Prank P. Ramsey on Wittgenstein, and we will also examine the problems of color propositions that led him to aban- don his thoughts in Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. We conclude that the shift in Wittgenstein’s philosophy was not a momentary metamorphosis; but a result of a dialectical process, which we interpret as progress of contrary thoughts confronting each other. Keywords: Picture theory of meaning, color incompatibility, critical contribu- tions, critical contributions, middle period.