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The inexpressibility of form

Peter M. Sullivan

pp. 77-83

This paper sets out to show that the logical form of language cannot be expressed by means of language. In the background is a view of Wittgenstein's original argument to that effect, the argument presented in sections 4.126–4.12721 of the Tractatus. I have no space to defend that view here, but a sketch of it may help to locate my remarks.

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-30086-2_6

Full citation:

Sullivan, P. M. (1990)., The inexpressibility of form, in R. Haller & J. L. Brandl (eds.), Wittgenstein — eine neubewertung/Wittgenstein — towards a re-evaluation, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 77-83.

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