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“The ineffable” in Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus is an essential term that has various interpretations. It could be divided into two types, namely, positive and negative, or real and fake. The negative or fake type can be clarified by logical analysis, while the positive or real type can be understood only through philosophical critique. Both the positive and negative types consist of infinity or absoluteness, but the infinity is subject to distinctions in meaning and logic.
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“不可说”在维特根斯坦的《逻辑哲学论》里是一个有多重解释的重要术语, 可分为两种类型, 即积极的与消极的, 或真实的与虚假的。 消极的或虚假的可以通过逻辑分析进行澄清, 而积极的或真实的只有通过哲学的批判才能加以理解。 消极的与积极的类型均由无限或绝对构成, 但二者的无限在意义和逻辑方面存在差别。
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Translated from Zhexue Yanjiu 哲学研究 (Philosophical Researches), 2005, (8): 64–68
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Li, H., Han, D. What is “the ineffable” exactly?. Front. Philos. China 2, 402–411 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11466-007-0025-z
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