# 6.3631 explained — Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

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

## What happens

Wittgenstein argues that the belief in the simplest course of events is based on psychological inclination, not logical necessity. There is no rational foundation for assuming that simplicity will prevail in reality.

## Themes in this chapter

### Logic and Tautology

Highlights the distinction between logical necessity and psychological habit in reasoning about events.

## Character check-ins

### Mr. Wittgenstein

Author of the proposition, critiquing the logical basis of induction.

## Key lines

> This process, however, has no logical foundation but only a psychological one.

The reasoning behind expecting the simplest outcome is not based on logic, but on human psychology.

_Wittgenstein denies that induction has a logical justification._

> It is clear that there are no grounds for believing that the simplest course of events will really happen.

There is no rational basis to assume that reality will follow the simplest pattern.

_Emphasizes the lack of logical support for the principle of simplicity._

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