tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36235418.post2829659228143034188..comments2022-11-14T06:40:41.662-08:00Comments on Tractatus Blogico-Philosophicus: DRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08332954000692559637noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36235418.post-87559192946678224722007-12-07T07:34:00.000-08:002007-12-07T07:34:00.000-08:00I think you are right to suspect not. See 5.155 a...I think you are right to suspect not. See 5.155 and 5.156 for instance. He certainly seems to allow statements of probability. Perhaps there could be debate as to whether these were really laws or not, but I can't think of a good reason not to call them laws.DRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08332954000692559637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36235418.post-54313280682451438622007-12-06T23:16:00.000-08:002007-12-06T23:16:00.000-08:00Would it rule out probabilistic laws, though (a la...Would it rule out probabilistic laws, though (a la quantum mechanics)? I suspect not, especially if Wittgenstein had in mind the Hertz quote (quantum mechanics does allow us to figure out something about other components, even if that something is a probabilistic statement).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com