The Tractatus

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gptkbp:instanceOf philosophical work
gptkbp:addresses the nature of truth
gptkbp:author gptkb:Ludwig_Wittgenstein
gptkbp:contains logical structure
gptkbp:discusses the limits of language
gptkbp:explores the concept of meaning
gptkbp:famousQuote “Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.”
gptkbp:field logic
philosophy
linguistics
gptkbp:hasTheme academic journals
many languages
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Tractatus
gptkbp:impact analytic philosophy
significant influence on 20th-century philosophy
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Robert_Brandom
gptkb:Hilary_Putnam
gptkb:Bertrand_Russell
gptkb:W._V._O._Quine
gptkb:Daniel_Dennett
gptkb:Richard_Rorty
gptkb:John_Searle
gptkb:Thomas_Nagel
gptkb:Saul_Kripke
gptkb:Peter_Hacker
Michael Dummett
gptkbp:influences logical positivism
gptkbp:isActiveIn academic theses
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith Wittgenstein's_early_philosophy
gptkbp:isAvailableIn multiple translations
gptkbp:isChallengedBy later philosophical movements
gptkbp:isCitedBy many philosophers
gptkbp:isCitedIn legal philosophy discussions
philosophical_critiques
gptkbp:isConsidered a foundational text in philosophy
a challenging read
a landmark in philosophical literature
revolutionized philosophy
some as a precursor to later works
Wittgenstein's_later_work
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor its perceived obscurity
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn philosophical seminars
philosophers worldwide
gptkbp:isDividedInto seven main sections
gptkbp:isExaminedBy philosophical literature
gptkbp:isExploredIn philosophical workshops
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy Frege's_logic
Russell's_philosophy
gptkbp:isNotableFor its concise style
gptkbp:isNotedFor its unique structure
its impact on linguistics
its logical clarity
gptkbp:isOftenUsedIn discussions of language and reality
gptkbp:isOrganizedBy a complete theory of meaning
gptkbp:isPartOf analytic philosophy
the analytic tradition
Wittgenstein's_oeuvre
Wittgenstein's_philosophical_legacy
gptkbp:isReferencedIn the study of semantics
various philosophical debates
gptkbp:isRegardedAs a text of great importance
a key text in the philosophy of language
gptkbp:isRelatedTo philosophical logic
gptkbp:isStudiedIn philosophy courses
contemporary philosophy
inspired many philosophical inquiries
gptkbp:isUsedIn philosophical analysis
gptkbp:language German
gptkbp:majorIndustry relationship between language and reality
gptkbp:notableFeature reductionism in philosophy
logical form
solipsism
picture theory of language
limits of language
historical context underappreciation
inaccessibility to non-specialists
neglect of ordinary language
overemphasis on logical structure
truth functions
philosophical implications of ethics and aesthetics
misinterpretation_of_Wittgenstein's_views
gptkbp:notableQuote “Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.”
gptkbp:numberOfStudents seven
gptkbp:previousName Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
gptkbp:publishedBy 1921
gptkbp:publishedIn English
gptkbp:relatedPatent Philosophical Investigations
gptkbp:structureType seven main propositions
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:C._K._Ogden
gptkb:David_Pears
B._F._McGuinness
F._P._Ramsey