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Truth Tables Without Truth Values: On 4.27 and 4.42 of Wittgenstein’s Tractatus

Year: 2021

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: In 4.27 and 4.42 of his Tractatus Wittgenstein introduces quite complicated formulas, which are equivalent to $$2^n$$ 2 n and $$2^{2^{n}}$$ 2 2 n . This paper shows, however, that the formulas Wittgenstein presents fit particularly well with the way he thinks about truth values, logical connectives, tautologies, and contradictions. Furthermore, it will be shown how Wittgenstein could have avoided truth values even more radically. In this way it is demonstrated that the reference to truth values can indeed be substituted by talking of existing and non-existing facts.

Source: Lecture notes in computer science

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86062-2_19

Author: Tabea Rohr

Institutions: Archives Henri-Poincaré - Philosophie et Recherches sur les Sciences et les Technologies, Université de Lorraine

Language: English

Topic: Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $5,392

OpenAlex ID: W3200724600