The infinite regress of rules
Assuming that all nonarbitrary human behaviour is governed by rules, then rules must be specified in order to apply the orginal rules, and further rules must be specified for those rules, ad infinitum.

Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1953.
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The infinite regress of rules
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