Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
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This proposition distinguishes between the fixed, unchanging nature of objects and the variable, changing nature of their configurations.
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This proposition distinguishes between the fixed, unchanging nature of objects and the variable, changing nature of their configurations.
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- Logical Atomism
The distinction between fixed objects and variable configurations is central to logical atomism.
Characters to notice
- Mr. Wittgenstein
Author of the proposition
Key passages
“The object is the fixed, the existent; the configuration is the changing, the variable.”
Objects are stable and enduring, while their arrangements are subject to change.
Clarifies the ontological distinction between substance and form.
