Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
5.22 explained
Wittgenstein defines an operation as the expression of a relation between the structures of its result and its bases, emphasizing the formal connection in logical operations.
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Wittgenstein defines an operation as the expression of a relation between the structures of its result and its bases, emphasizing the formal connection in logical operations.
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- Logical Atomism
The definition of operation in terms of structural relations aligns with the logical atomist view of complex propositions built from simpler ones.
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- Mr. Wittgenstein
Author of the proposition defining operation as a structural relation.
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“The operation is the expression of a relation between the structures of its result and its bases.”
An operation shows how the logical form of the output is related to the logical forms of the inputs.
Clarifies the formal nature of operations in logical syntax.
