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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
6.1251 explained
Wittgenstein asserts that logic contains no surprises, emphasizing the tautological and a priori nature of logical propositions.
What happens
Wittgenstein asserts that logic contains no surprises, emphasizing the tautological and a priori nature of logical propositions.
Themes in this chapter
Logic and Tautology
The proposition underscores that logical truths are tautologies, revealing nothing new.
Characters to notice
- Mr. Wittgenstein
Author of the proposition asserting the absence of surprises in logic.
Key passages
“Hence there can never be surprises in logic.”
Therefore, logic cannot contain any unexpected or novel discoveries.
Wittgenstein emphasizes the deterministic and self-evident nature of logical truths.