Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
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The general form of a proposition characterizes it by representing what remains constant across all propositions of that logical type, with the expression itself being fixed and all other elements variable.
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The general form of a proposition characterizes it by representing what remains constant across all propositions of that logical type, with the expression itself being fixed and all other elements variable.
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- Logic and Tautology
The general form of a proposition is presented as a constant logical structure, with variable content, reflecting the tautological nature of logical form.
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“It is therefore represented by the general form of the propositions which it characterizes. And in this form the expression is constant and everything else variable.”
The logical form of a proposition is captured by its general pattern, where the underlying structure stays fixed while the specific content can change.
Clarifies the relationship between a proposition's constant logical form and its variable content.
