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The Zürau Aphorisms (1917 - 1918)
“If there were a verb meaning "to believe falsely," it would not have any significant first person, present indicative.”
Pt II, p. 162
Philosophical Investigations (1953)
Context: One can mistrust one's own senses, but not one's own belief.
If there were a verb meaning "to believe falsely," it would not have any significant first person, present indicative.
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