Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
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Wittgenstein asserts that calculation produces an intuition directly, distinguishing it from experimental processes.
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Wittgenstein asserts that calculation produces an intuition directly, distinguishing it from experimental processes.
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- Logic and Tautology
Calculation is presented as a logical process yielding intuitive certainty, not empirical discovery.
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- Mr. Wittgenstein
Author of the proposition, defining the nature of calculation.
Key passages
“The process of calculation brings about just this intuition. Calculation is not an experiment.”
Calculation yields an immediate insight; it is not a test or trial.
Wittgenstein emphasizes the a priori, non-empirical character of calculation.
