Who said “Knowledge is in the end based on acknowledgement.”?

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Ludwig Wittgenstein. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceOn Certainty (1969)

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Wittgenstein, L. (n.d.). Knowledge is in the end based on acknowledgement. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23348-knowledge-is-in-the-end-based-on-acknowledgement/

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Wittgenstein, Ludwig. “Knowledge is in the end based on acknowledgement.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23348-knowledge-is-in-the-end-based-on-acknowledgement/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Wittgenstein, Ludwig. “Knowledge is in the end based on acknowledgement.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23348-knowledge-is-in-the-end-based-on-acknowledgement/.

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