Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
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Objects constitute the substance of the world and are necessarily simple, not compound.
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Objects constitute the substance of the world and are necessarily simple, not compound.
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- Logical Atomism
The proposition asserts that objects are the simple, unanalyzable substance of the world, a core tenet of logical atomism.
Characters to notice
- Mr. Wittgenstein
Author of the proposition asserting the simplicity of objects as the substance of the world.
Key passages
“Objects form the substance of the world. Therefore they cannot be compound.”
Objects are the fundamental building blocks of reality, so they must be simple and not made up of smaller parts.
Clarifies the indivisible nature of objects as the ultimate constituents of the world.
