A tautology (or logically necessary truth) is
A tautology (or logically necessary truth) is
For example, "It is either raining or not raining" is true no matter what the weather is like. So it gives no information about the world. While it's a logically necessary truth, and quite certain, it's empty of content.
So Wittgenstein accepts that we have a priori knowledge of necessary truths. But he thinks that these necessary truths are trivial.
A tautology (or logically necessary truth) is
For example, "It is either raining or not raining" is true no matter what the weather is like. So it gives no information about the world. While it's a logically necessary truth, and quite certain, it's empty of content.
So Wittgenstein accepts that we have a priori knowledge of necessary truths. But he thinks that these necessary truths are trivial.
A tautology (or logically necessary truth) is
For example, "It is either raining or not raining" is true no matter what the weather is like. So it gives no information about the world. While it's a logically necessary truth, and quite certain, it's empty of content.
So Wittgenstein accepts that we have a priori knowledge of necessary truths. But he thinks that these necessary truths are trivial.
A tautology (or logically necessary truth) is
For example, "It is either raining or not raining" is true no matter what the weather is like. So it gives no information about the world. While it's a logically necessary truth, and quite certain, it's empty of content.
So Wittgenstein accepts that we have a priori knowledge of necessary truths. But he thinks that these necessary truths are trivial.