— 'A thing is identical with itself.' — There is no finer example of a useless proposition [...]. It is as if in imagination we put a thing into its … - Ludwig Wittgenstein

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— 'A thing is identical with itself.' — There is no finer example of a useless proposition [...]. It is as if in imagination we put a thing into its own shape and saw that it fitted.

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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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