Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
2.14 explained
The picture is constituted by the definite combination of its elements.
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The picture is constituted by the definite combination of its elements.
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- Picture Theory of Language
This proposition defines the picture as a structure of elements combined in a definite way, foundational to the picture theory.
Key passages
“The picture consists in the fact that its elements are combined with one another in a definite way.”
A picture is defined by the specific arrangement of its parts.
Clarifies that the essence of a picture lies in the structured relation of its components.
