Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
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The truth or falsity of a picture is determined by comparing it with reality.
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The truth or falsity of a picture is determined by comparing it with reality.
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- Picture Theory of Language
This proposition directly articulates the verification condition for pictures: comparison with reality.
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“In order to discover whether the picture is true or false we must compare it with reality.”
To determine a picture's truth value, it must be checked against actual states of affairs.
Establishes the correspondence criterion for truth in the picture theory.
