Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
Elementary Propositions and Atomic Facts explained
This chapter introduces the elementary proposition as the simplest form of proposition, which asserts the existence of an atomic fact.
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This chapter introduces the elementary proposition as the simplest form of proposition, which asserts the existence of an atomic fact.
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- Logical Atomism
The elementary proposition directly reflects the logical atomist view that the world consists of atomic facts.
Characters to notice
- Mr. Wittgenstein
Author of the proposition
Key passages
“The simplest proposition, the elementary proposition, asserts the existence of an atomic fact.”
The most basic kind of statement, the elementary proposition, claims that a particular atomic fact is true.
Clarifies the relationship between elementary propositions and atomic facts.
