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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter

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The form is defined as the possibility of the structure, indicating that structure is not fixed but contingent on formal possibilities.

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The form is defined as the possibility of the structure, indicating that structure is not fixed but contingent on formal possibilities.

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  • Logical Atomism

    The notion of form as the possibility of structure aligns with logical atomism's view that the world consists of atomic facts with possible configurations.

Key passages

  • “The form is the possibility of the structure.”

    Form is what makes structure possible; it is the potential for a particular arrangement.

    This defines form as the condition for structure, not the structure itself.