Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
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Wittgenstein argues that the logical product of a tautology and any proposition is identical to the proposition itself, because altering the symbol's essence would change its sense.
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Wittgenstein argues that the logical product of a tautology and any proposition is identical to the proposition itself, because altering the symbol's essence would change its sense.
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- Logic and Tautology
The logical product of a tautology and a proposition is identical to the proposition, illustrating the nature of tautologies.
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“The logical product of a tautology and a proposition says the same as the proposition.”
Combining a tautology with any statement yields a statement that means the same as the original statement alone.
Clarifies the identity of logical products involving tautologies.
