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Full Idea
The sense of the world must lie outside the world.
Gist of Idea
The sense of the world must lie outside the world
Source
Ludwig Wittgenstein (Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus [1921], 6.41)
Book Ref
Wittgenstein,Ludwig: 'Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (Pears)', ed/tr. Pears,D. /McGuinness,B. [RKP 1961], p.71
A Reaction
Since I don't believe that anything 'lies outside the world' I can't make sense of this. He implies that the Self lies outside of the world (to the point of solipsism), so I suppose that's it.