Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
2.21 explained
A picture (proposition) either corresponds to reality or does not, making it true or false.
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A picture (proposition) either corresponds to reality or does not, making it true or false.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
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- Closing
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- Picture Theory of Language
This proposition directly states the core of the picture theory: a picture's agreement or disagreement with reality determines its truth value.
Characters to notice
- Mr. Wittgenstein
Author of the proposition.
Key passages
“The picture agrees with reality or not; it is right or wrong, true or false.”
A proposition is true if it matches the way things are, and false if it does not.
Clarifies the binary truth condition of the picture theory.
