Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
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Wittgenstein asserts that an internal relation between possible states of affairs is expressed in language through an internal relation between the propositions that present those states of affairs.
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Wittgenstein asserts that an internal relation between possible states of affairs is expressed in language through an internal relation between the propositions that present those states of affairs.
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- Picture Theory of Language
The internal relation between propositions mirrors the internal relation between states of affairs, consistent with the picture theory.
- Logical Atomism
The discussion of internal relations between possible states of affairs and their propositional expressions aligns with logical atomist analysis.
Characters to notice
- Mr. Wittgenstein
Author of the proposition
Key passages
“The existence of an internal relation between possible states of affairs expresses itself in language by an internal relation between the propositions presenting them.”
If two possible situations are internally connected, this connection shows up as an internal connection between the sentences that describe those situations.
Clarifies the correspondence between relations in reality and relations in language.
