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    Wittgenstein in the Tractatus holds that logical form can... — Carmelics
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    Wittgenstein in the Tractatus holds that logical form cannot be said but only shown, placing it beyond any empirical proposition's descriptive reach.

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    • 1.Logical form structures all meaningful propositions but cannot itself be a proposition without circularity or infinite regress.
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    • 2.The distinction between saying and showing preserves logic's foundational role while avoiding the self-refutation of stating metalogical truths.
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    • 3.Empirical propositions picture atomic facts, but logical form transcends particular content and thus cannot be pictured empirically.
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    • 1.The saying/showing distinction itself appears to be a substantive philosophical claim that violates its own conditions of significance.
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    • 2.Wittgenstein's own logical analysis in the Tractatus seems to *say* things about logical form, contradicting the claim it cannot be said.
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    • 3.If logical form can be 'shown' through examples or demonstrations, it's unclear why this differs meaningfully from a form of saying or expressing.
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