Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
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Wittgenstein defines names as the simple signs used in propositions, establishing the foundational elements of logical atomism.
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Wittgenstein defines names as the simple signs used in propositions, establishing the foundational elements of logical atomism.
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- Logical Atomism
The proposition introduces names as simple signs, a core concept of logical atomism where language is built from elementary units.
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- Mr. Wittgenstein
Author of the proposition defining names as simple signs in propositions.
Key passages
“The simple signs employed in propositions are called names.”
The basic, unanalyzable symbols used in statements are referred to as names.
Clarifies the terminology for the simplest components of propositions.
