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5. Theory of Logic / H. Proof Systems / 1. Proof Systems

15089	Logical proof just explicates complicated tautologies [Wittgenstein]
	Full Idea: Proof in logic is merely a mechanical expedient to facilitate recognition of tautologies in complicated cases.
	From: Ludwig Wittgenstein (Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus [1921], 6.1262)