Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
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This brief proposition asserts the identity of the fixed, the existent, and the object, indicating that objects are the stable and enduring constituents of reality.
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This brief proposition asserts the identity of the fixed, the existent, and the object, indicating that objects are the stable and enduring constituents of reality.
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- Logical Atomism
The proposition identifies objects as the fixed, existent building blocks of reality, a core tenet of logical atomism.
Key passages
“The fixed, the existent and the object are one.”
Objects are the stable, existing elements that constitute the world.
Clarifies the equivalence between permanence, existence, and objecthood.
