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Wenn ich die Elementarsatze nicht a priori angeben kann, dann muss es…
Quote byLudwig Wittgenstein · 1889–1951
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (1922), If I cannot say a priori what elementary propositions there are, then the attempt to do so must lead to obvious nonsense..
English (original)
Wenn ich die Elementarsätze nicht a priori angeben kann, dann muss es zu offenbarem Unsinn führen, sie angeben zu wollen.
— Ludwig Wittgenstein
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