Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
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Wittgenstein asserts that no picture of reality can be known to be true independently of comparison with reality itself; all pictures are contingent and must be verified against the facts they depict.
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Wittgenstein asserts that no picture of reality can be known to be true independently of comparison with reality itself; all pictures are contingent and must be verified against the facts they depict.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Picture Theory of Language
Directly states that no picture (proposition) is a priori true, reinforcing the empirical grounding of the picture theory.
Characters to notice
- Mr. Wittgenstein
Author of the proposition, presenting a core tenet of the picture theory.
Key passages
“There is no picture which is a priori true.”
No representation of reality can be known to be true without being compared to the reality it represents.
Emphasizes the empirical nature of truth in the picture theory.
