Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.

Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

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Topic

Limits of language Language

Author

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Source

Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

German

Time

1921 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Academic Philosopher Writer

From

Austria Europe

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Original Citation

Wittgenstein, Ludwig. "Logisch-Philosophische Abhandlung [Logical-Philosophical Treatise]." Annalen der Naturphilosophie [Annales of Natural Philosophy], 1921.

Current Citation

Wittgenstein, Ludwig. Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, translated by Michael Beaney. Oxford University Press, 2023.

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