The specification of all true elementary propositions describes the world completely. The world is completely described by the specification of all e… - Ludwig Wittgenstein

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The specification of all true elementary propositions describes the world completely. The world is completely described by the specification of all elementary propositions plus the specification, which of them are true and which false.

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About Ludwig Wittgenstein

Ludwig Wittgenstein (26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian-born philosopher who spent much of his life in England.

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Native Name: Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein
Alternative Names: Ludwig Joseph Johann Wittgenstein • Wittgenstein
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Alfred North Whitehead Umberto Eco William James Albert Einstein Immanuel Kant

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I think one of the things you and I have to learn is that we have to live without the consolation of belonging to a Church....

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