“ The world is the totality of facts, not of things. ”
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (1921). copy citation
| Author | Ludwig Wittgenstein |
|---|---|
| Source | Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus |
| Topic | world things facts |
| Date | 1921 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by C. K. Ogden |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/5740/5740-pdf.pdf |
Context
“And if I am not mistaken in this, then the value of this work secondly consists in the fact that it shows how little has been done when these problems have been solved.
L. W. Vienna, 1918 Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (Ogden translation) 1* OGD [→GER | →P/M] The world is everything that is the case.
1.1 OGD [→GER | →P/M] The world is the totality of facts, not of things.
1.11 OGD [→GER | →P/M] The world is determined by the facts, and by these being all the facts.
1.12 OGD [→GER | →P/M] For the totality of facts determines both what is the case, and also all that is not the case.” source
L. W. Vienna, 1918 Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (Ogden translation) 1* OGD [→GER | →P/M] The world is everything that is the case.
1.1 OGD [→GER | →P/M] The world is the totality of facts, not of things.
1.11 OGD [→GER | →P/M] The world is determined by the facts, and by these being all the facts.
1.12 OGD [→GER | →P/M] For the totality of facts determines both what is the case, and also all that is not the case.” source
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