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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter

2.032 explained

This proposition defines the structure of an atomic fact as the specific way its constituent objects are interconnected.

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This proposition defines the structure of an atomic fact as the specific way its constituent objects are interconnected.

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  • Logical Atomism

    The proposition articulates the core logical atomist idea that atomic facts have a structure determined by the combination of objects.

Key passages

  • “The way in which objects hang together in the atomic fact is the structure of the atomic fact.”

    The structure of an atomic fact is simply the manner in which its objects are combined.

    Clarifies that structure is not an additional component but the relational arrangement of objects.