6.44 : It is not how things are in the world that is mystic… - Ludwig Wittgenstein

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

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · September 1, 2001 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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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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Not how the world is, but that it is, is the mystery.

The mystical is not how the world is, but that it is.

Not how the world is, is the mystical, but that it is.

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

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