Ludwig Wittgenstein's "Tractatus"

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This paper examines how Wittgenstein explains the connection between thought and language and investigates the occasions where he claims that thought comes before language and where he seems to contradict this idea. It also looks at Wittgenstein's picture theory of relations, one of the main themes of his "Tractatus" in order to understand how exactly Wittgenstein conceives the relation of thought and language.
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Picture Theory
Contradiction
Expressing Thoughts
Wittgenstein's Beetle
Conclusion

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"For a sentence to be totally logical and understandable, there needs to be propositions, names and objects. This suggests to us that everything in a sentence is linked in such a way that it can only describe the circumstances or situation it is describing. Much like the picture theory shows through its structure, what exactly it is. The problem is that sentences cannot be totally unique in that way; there will always be ambiguity, due to the nature of language. While the thought remains in our minds it's meaning can be straight to the point and sharp, but when we transfer it into language to express it, the sharpness becomes lost in translation. "

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