[lit-ideas] Re: "Wovon mann nicht sprechen kann, darueber muss mann schweigen": a tautology?
- From: Donal McEvoy <donalmcevoyuk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 21:44:54 +0100 (BST)
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> (1) Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darueber muss man schweigen
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> becoming
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> (2) Wovon man nicht sprechen MUSS, darueber KANN man schweigen.
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> -- It's perhaps less emphatic, but at least _informative_...
This might corroborate the theory that while Wittgenstein is an aesthetically
gifted and intriguing stylist, his style is quite appalling in its lack of
clarity.
Donal
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