Single Idea 18709

[catalogued under 5. Theory of Logic / C. Ontology of Logic / 4. Logic by Convention]

Full Idea

I might as well question the laws of logic as the laws of chess. If I change the rules it is a different game and there is an end of it.

Gist of Idea

Laws of logic are like laws of chess - if you change them, it's just a different game

Source

Ludwig Wittgenstein (Lectures 1930-32 (student notes) [1931], A XI.3)

Book Reference

Wittgenstein,Ludwig: 'Lectures in Cambridge 1930-32', ed/tr. Lee,Desmond [Blackwell 1980], p.19


A Reaction

No, that isn't the end of it, because there are meta-criteria for preferring one game to another. Why don't we just give up classical logic? It would be such fun to have a wild wacky logic. We can start with 'tonk'.