Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
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The picture represents reality by depicting a possibility of the existence and non-existence of atomic facts.
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The picture represents reality by depicting a possibility of the existence and non-existence of atomic facts.
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- Picture Theory of Language
The picture depicts reality by representing a possibility of atomic facts.
- Logical Atomism
The picture represents a possibility of the existence and non-existence of atomic facts.
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“The picture depicts reality by representing a possibility of the existence and nonexistence of atomic facts.”
A picture shows reality by presenting a possible arrangement of atomic facts, whether they exist or not.
Clarifies the relationship between pictures and atomic facts.
