Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
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Wittgenstein notes that even under the old conception of logic, it is possible to provide an initial description of all true logical propositions.
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Wittgenstein notes that even under the old conception of logic, it is possible to provide an initial description of all true logical propositions.
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- Logic and Tautology
The proposition discusses the description of all true logical propositions, which are tautologies in Wittgenstein's framework.
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- Mr. Wittgenstein
The author of the proposition, reflecting on the possibility of describing all true logical propositions under the old conception of logic.
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“It is possible, also with the old conception of logic, to give at the outset a description of all “true” logical propositions.”
Even under the traditional view of logic, one can initially characterize all propositions that are logically true.
Wittgenstein acknowledges a shared feature between his and earlier logical systems, while likely implying his own account provides a deeper explanation.
