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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
6.37 explained
Wittgenstein denies any causal necessity in the world, asserting that only logical necessity exists.
What happens
Wittgenstein denies any causal necessity in the world, asserting that only logical necessity exists.
Themes in this chapter
Logic and Tautology
Distinguishes logical necessity from causal necessity, emphasizing that only logical relations are necessary.
Characters to notice
- Mr. Wittgenstein
Author of the proposition asserting the absence of causal necessity.
Key passages
“A necessity for one thing to happen because another has happened does not exist. There is only logical necessity.”
There is no necessary causal connection between events; necessity is confined to the logical domain.
Clarifies the rejection of causal necessity in favor of logical necessity.