# 6.1261 explained — Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

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

## What happens

Wittgenstein asserts that in logic, the process and the result are equivalent, meaning there are no surprises.

## Themes in this chapter

### Logic and Tautology

The equivalence of process and result in logic underscores the tautological nature of logical truths.

## Character check-ins

### Mr. Wittgenstein

Author of the proposition

## Key lines

> In logic process and result are equivalent. (Therefore no surprises.)

In logic, the method and the outcome are the same, so there can be nothing unexpected.

_Clarifies the self-evident and non-informative character of logical truths._

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