Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
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Wittgenstein references Hertz's terminology to assert that only uniform connections are thinkable, emphasizing the limits of what can be meaningfully conceived.
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Wittgenstein references Hertz's terminology to assert that only uniform connections are thinkable, emphasizing the limits of what can be meaningfully conceived.
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- Limits of Language and Thought
The proposition restricts thinkable connections to uniform ones, highlighting the boundaries of meaningful thought.
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- Mr. Wittgenstein
Author of the proposition, referencing Hertz's terminology.
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“In the terminology of Hertz we might say: Only uniform connections are thinkable .”
According to Hertz's framework, only connections that are uniform can be thought.
Clarifies the constraint on thinkable relations based on Hertz's terminology.
