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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
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Philosophy defines the boundaries of what can be meaningfully debated within natural science.
What happens
Philosophy defines the boundaries of what can be meaningfully debated within natural science.
Themes in this chapter
Critique of Traditional Philosophy
Philosophy's role is to delimit the domain of scientific discourse, not to compete with it.
Key passages
“Philosophy limits the disputable sphere of natural science.”
Philosophy sets the boundaries for what can be argued about in natural science.
Philosophy restricts the scope of scientific debate.