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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
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Wittgenstein asserts that the rules of logical syntax are self-evident once the signification of each sign is understood.
What happens
Wittgenstein asserts that the rules of logical syntax are self-evident once the signification of each sign is understood.
Themes in this chapter
Limits of Language and Thought
The self-evidence of logical syntax relates to the boundaries of meaningful language
Characters to notice
- Mr. Wittgenstein
Author of the proposition
Key passages
“The rules of logical syntax must follow of themselves, if we only know how every single sign signifies.”
If we understand what each sign means, the rules for combining them logically become obvious.
Emphasizes the inherent connection between meaning and syntactic rules