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Philosophy unravels the knots in our thinking; hence its results must…

Quote byLudwig Wittgenstein · 1889–1951

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Philosophical Occasions 1912-1951 (1993), Ch. 9: Philosophy, p. 183.

English (original)

Philosophy unravels the knots in our thinking; hence its results must be simple, but its activity is as complicated as the knots that it unravels.

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

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