Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
5.135 explained
Wittgenstein asserts that there is no logical inference from the existence of one state of affairs to the existence of another entirely different state of affairs.
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Wittgenstein asserts that there is no logical inference from the existence of one state of affairs to the existence of another entirely different state of affairs.
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- Logical Atomism
The independence of atomic facts is emphasized, denying necessary connections between distinct states of affairs.
Characters to notice
- Mr. Wittgenstein
Author of the proposition
Key passages
“In no way can an inference be made from the existence of one state of affairs to the existence of another entirely different from it.”
No logical deduction can lead from one fact to another completely unrelated fact.
Highlights the independence of atomic facts in logical atomism.
