Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
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Wittgenstein explains that a propositional variable signifies a formal concept, while its values represent the objects that fall under that concept.
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Wittgenstein explains that a propositional variable signifies a formal concept, while its values represent the objects that fall under that concept.
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- Logical Atomism
The propositional variable and its values relate to the logical structure of language and the objects that constitute atomic facts.
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- Mr. Wittgenstein
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“The propositional variable signifies the formal concept, and its values signify the objects which fall under this concept.”
A variable in a proposition represents a formal concept, and the specific instances of that variable represent the objects that belong to that concept.
Clarifies the relationship between formal concepts and their instances in logical notation.
