The basic evil of Russell's logic, as also of mine in the T… - Ludwig Wittgenstein

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The basic evil of Russell's logic, as also of mine in the Tractatus, is that what a proposition is is illustrated by a few commonplace examples, and then presupposed as understood in full generality.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

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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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Los limites de mi lenguaje son los limites de mi mundo

Nothing is more important for teaching us to understand the concepts we have than to construct fictitious ones.

6.44 : It is not how things are in the world that is mystical, but that it exists.

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