Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
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Wittgenstein states that the general form of a proposition is a variable, emphasizing the variable nature of propositional forms.
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Wittgenstein states that the general form of a proposition is a variable, emphasizing the variable nature of propositional forms.
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- Logic and Tautology
The general proposition form as a variable relates to the logical structure of propositions.
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- Mr. Wittgenstein
Author of the proposition
Key passages
“The general proposition form is a variable.”
The universal structure that all propositions share is not fixed but can vary.
Clarifies the variable nature of propositional form
