Quote by Ludwig Wittgenstein Download Open image “Propositions show what they say: tautologies and contradictions show that they say nothing.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.6 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare
A tautology's truth is certain, a proposition's possible, a contradiction's impossible. — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
“Tautology and contradiction are, however, not senseless; they are part of the symbolism, in the same way that “0” is part of the symbolism… — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
Lies are an absence of facts and, in many cases, a direct contradiction of them. — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
When somebody says that all statements are false, the obvious problem is that as an assertion it's self-defeating. — Henry Flynt Copy Share Image
Anything that is said is not the truth. It is a statement of truth, and no statement is the truth. — Barry Long Copy Share Image
Our reasonings are grounded upon two great principles, that of contradiction, in virtue of which we judge false that which involves a contradiction, and… — Gottfried Leibniz Copy Share Image
Propositions on which all men are in agreement are true: if they are not true we have no truth at all. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Copy Share Image
“Most of the propositions and questions to be found in philosophical works are not false but nonsensical.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
“I'll give you a hint. Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think that you are facing a contradiction, check your premises. You will find… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“But some of the greatest achievements in philosophy could only be compared with taking up some books which seemed to belong together, and putting… — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
“This is connected with the conception of naming as a process that is, so to speak, occult. Naming seems to be a _strange_ connection… — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
Freud's fanciful pseudo-explanations (precisely because they are brilliant) perform a disservice. Now any ass has these pictures available to use in "explaining" symptoms of… — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
In order to be able to set a limit to thought, we should have to find both sides of the limit thinkable (i.e. we… — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
A teacher who can show good, or indeed astounding results while he is teaching, is still not on that account a good teacher, for… — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
Where does our investigation get its importance from, since it seems only to destroy everything interesting, that is, all that is great and important?… — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
Death is not an event in life: we do not live to experience death. If we take eternity to mean not infinite temporal duration… — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image