Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
4.44 explained
Wittgenstein defines the propositional sign as the sign that results from coordinating the truth-possibilities with the truth-mark 'T'.
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Wittgenstein defines the propositional sign as the sign that results from coordinating the truth-possibilities with the truth-mark 'T'.
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- Logic and Tautology
The coordination of truth-possibilities with the mark 'T' is a logical operation that yields propositional signs.
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- Mr. Wittgenstein
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“The sign which arises from the coordination of that mark “T” with the truth-possibilities is a propositional sign.”
A propositional sign is created by linking the truth-mark 'T' to the various truth-possibilities.
Clarifies the formation of propositional signs through truth-functional coordination.
