It is not so simple. Language as with any symbolic system is incomplete. So any symbolic structure will by Gödel's theorem be incapable of proving it's consistency. Wittgenstein seemed to recognize this and backed away from his Tractus.
Even with basic physics we have F = ma, which has a force, a dynamical quantity, equal to mass, kinematical, times acceleration that is geometrical. This is a categorical confusion! Yet we appeal to this as a fundamental principle. That has a few aspects of metaphysics. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/05687b80-bd1f-45d5-ba5f-252f2729e5df%40googlegroups.com.
