Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

Methodology and Conclusions

Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus by Ludwig Wittgenstein describes a unique philosophical method aimed at clarifying the relationship between language and reality and establishing the limits of thought and expression. The book claims that much of traditional philosophy consists of insoluble problems arising from a misunderstanding of the logic of our language. The main conclusion is that the meaning of statements lies in their logical form, not in individual words or phrases, and that the domain philosophy should address is limited to phenomena expressible in language. The Tractatus suggests that philosophy is not a doctrine but an activity of clarifying thought. Wittgenstein employs a method of direct analysis and critical examination of language to demonstrate how many philosophical puzzles can be resolved or shown to be spurious. He introduces the famous concept that «the limits of my language mean the limits of my world» and concludes that what cannot be spoken about must be passed over in silence, emphasizing that the meaning of truly important things lies beyond what can be expressed in language.