Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
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Wittgenstein defines a logical picture as a picture whose form of representation is the logical form, establishing the foundation for his picture theory of language.
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Wittgenstein defines a logical picture as a picture whose form of representation is the logical form, establishing the foundation for his picture theory of language.
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- Picture Theory of Language
This proposition directly introduces the notion of a logical picture, central to the picture theory.
Characters to notice
- Mr. Wittgenstein
Author of the proposition, defining the concept of a logical picture.
Key passages
“If the form of representation is the logical form, then the picture is called a logical picture.”
A picture that represents reality through logical structure is a logical picture.
Clarifies the condition under which a picture qualifies as logical.
