“ Definitions are rules for the translation of one language into another. ”
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (1921). copy citation
| Author | Ludwig Wittgenstein |
|---|---|
| Source | Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus |
| Topic | language translation definitions |
| Date | 1921 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by C. K. Ogden |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/5740/5740-pdf.pdf |
Context
“And this happens as a rule in philosophy: The single thing proves over and over again to be unimportant, but the possibility of every single thing reveals something about the nature of the world.
3.343 OGD [→GER | →P/M] Definitions are rules for the translation of one language into another. Every correct symbolism must be translatable into every other according to such rules. It is this which all have in common.
3.344 OGD [→GER | →P/M] What signifies in the symbol is what is common to all those symbols by which it can be replaced according to the rules of logical syntax.” source
3.343 OGD [→GER | →P/M] Definitions are rules for the translation of one language into another. Every correct symbolism must be translatable into every other according to such rules. It is this which all have in common.
3.344 OGD [→GER | →P/M] What signifies in the symbol is what is common to all those symbols by which it can be replaced according to the rules of logical syntax.” source
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