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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter

5.454 explained

Wittgenstein asserts that in logic, there is no room for classification or hierarchy; there can be no distinction between the general and the special.

What happens

Wittgenstein asserts that in logic, there is no room for classification or hierarchy; there can be no distinction between the general and the special.

Themes in this chapter

  • Logic and Tautology

    The proposition emphasizes the non-hierarchical, non-classificatory nature of logical structure.

Characters to notice

  • Mr. Wittgenstein

    Author of the proposition, presenting a fundamental view on the nature of logic.

Key passages

  • In logic there is no side by side, there can be no classification. In logic there cannot be a more general and a more special.

    Logical propositions cannot be arranged side by side or categorized; there is no such thing as a more general or more specific logical truth.

    Wittgenstein denies any hierarchical ordering within logic itself.