Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
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Wittgenstein argues that logical propositions are unnecessary because an adequate notation allows us to directly recognize the formal properties of propositions through inspection.
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Wittgenstein argues that logical propositions are unnecessary because an adequate notation allows us to directly recognize the formal properties of propositions through inspection.
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- Logic and Tautology
The proposition discusses the dispensability of logical propositions, aligning with the theme that logic is tautological and can be recognized through notation.
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- Mr. Wittgenstein
Author of the proposition, presenting the argument about logical propositions and notation.
Key passages
“Whence it follows that we can get on without logical propositions, for we can recognize in an adequate notation the formal properties of the propositions by mere inspection.”
Therefore, we do not need logical propositions because a proper notation lets us see the formal properties of propositions just by looking at them.
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