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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
5.136 explained
Wittgenstein asserts that there is no causal nexus that can justify an inference, challenging the notion of causality as a logical necessity.
What happens
Wittgenstein asserts that there is no causal nexus that can justify an inference, challenging the notion of causality as a logical necessity.
Themes in this chapter
Logic and Tautology
The rejection of a causal nexus underscores that logical inference is not grounded in empirical causation but in tautological relations.
Characters to notice
- Mr. Wittgenstein
Author of the proposition denying a causal nexus for inference.
Key passages
“There is no causal nexus which justifies such an inference.”
No causal connection can serve as a logical justification for an inference.
Wittgenstein denies that causality provides a foundation for logical deduction.