Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
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Wittgenstein states that the generality symbol functions as an argument in logical notation.
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Wittgenstein states that the generality symbol functions as an argument in logical notation.
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- Logical Atomism
The treatment of the generality symbol as an argument reflects the logical atomist approach to analyzing propositions into their simplest components.
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- Mr. Wittgenstein
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“The generality symbol occurs as an argument.”
The symbol that indicates generality (such as a quantifier) functions as an argument within a proposition.
Clarifies the role of generality in logical form.
