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Wittgenstein says that the aim of his Tractatus is
{ 1 } - to show that people pose the problems of philosophy because they misunderstand the logic of our language.
{ 2 } - to set a limit to thought, or rather to the expression of thought.
{ 3 } - to give pleasure to at least one person who would read and understood it.
{ 4 } - all of the above
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Wittgenstein says that the aim of his Tractatus is
{ 1 } - to show that people pose the problems of philosophy because they misunderstand the logic of our language.
{ 2 } - to set a limit to thought, or rather to the expression of thought.
{ 3 } - to give pleasure to at least one person who would read and understood it.
{ 4 } - all of the above
He says that this is what the book deals with.
But he also mentions other aims.
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Wittgenstein says that the aim of his Tractatus is
{ 1 } - to show that people pose the problems of philosophy because they misunderstand the logic of our language.
{ 2 } - to set a limit to thought, or rather to the expression of thought.
{ 3 } - to give pleasure to at least one person who would read and understood it.
{ 4 } - all of the above
He says that this is the aim of his book.
But he also mentions other aims.
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Wittgenstein says that the aim of his Tractatus is
{ 1 } - to show that people pose the problems of philosophy because they misunderstand the logic of our language.
{ 2 } - to set a limit to thought, or rather to the expression of thought.
{ 3 } - to give pleasure to at least one person who would read and understood it.
{ 4 } - all of the above
He says that the purpose of the book would be achieved if it gave pleasure to at least one such person.
But he also mentions other aims.
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Wittgenstein says that the aim of his Tractatus is
{ 1 } - to show that people pose the problems of philosophy because they misunderstand the logic of our language.
{ 2 } - to set a limit to thought, or rather to the expression of thought.
{ 3 } - to give pleasure to at least one person who would read and understood it.
{ 4 } - all of the above
He mentions all of these aims.
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