# 6.125 explained — Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

> Chapter companion for Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus by Ludwig Wittgenstein.

## What happens

Wittgenstein notes that even under the old conception of logic, it is possible to provide an initial description of all true logical propositions.

## Themes in this chapter

### Logic and Tautology

The proposition discusses the description of all true logical propositions, which are tautologies in Wittgenstein's framework.

## Character check-ins

### Mr. Wittgenstein

The author of the proposition, reflecting on the possibility of describing all true logical propositions under the old conception of logic.

## Key lines

> It is possible, also with the old conception of logic, to give at the outset a description of all “true” logical propositions.

Even under the traditional view of logic, one can initially characterize all propositions that are logically true.

_Wittgenstein acknowledges a shared feature between his and earlier logical systems, while likely implying his own account provides a deeper explanation._

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