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What did Wittgenstein think of set theory?

  • Revolutionary

  • Nonsense

  • Essential

  • Incomplete

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Set theory was dismissed as "nonsense" by Wittgenstein, who held that mathematical propositions are not statements about reality, but rather rules that govern the logical manipulation of symbols. In his view, set theory, with its abstract concepts and axiomatic foundations, lacked the necessary connection to empirical experience to be considered meaningful discourse.
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