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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
4.001 explained
Language is defined as the totality of all propositions.
What happens
Language is defined as the totality of all propositions.
Themes in this chapter
Limits of Language and Thought
The proposition equates language with the totality of propositions, implying a boundary of what can be said.
Characters to notice
- Mr. Wittgenstein
Author of the proposition defining language as the totality of propositions.
Key passages
“The totality of propositions is the language.”
Language consists of every possible proposition.
This defines language in terms of propositions, setting the scope of meaningful expression.