Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
5.524 explained
Wittgenstein argues that given the totality of objects, all objects are thereby given, and similarly, given the elementary propositions, all elementary propositions are given.
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Wittgenstein argues that given the totality of objects, all objects are thereby given, and similarly, given the elementary propositions, all elementary propositions are given.
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- Logical Atomism
The proposition reflects the logical atomist view that the world consists of simple objects and elementary propositions.
Characters to notice
- Mr. Wittgenstein
Author of the proposition.
Key passages
“If the objects are given, therewith are all objects also given. If the elementary propositions are given, then therewith all elementary propositions are also given.”
Once all simple objects are specified, the entire set of objects is determined; similarly, once all elementary propositions are specified, the entire set of elementary propositions is determined.
Clarifies the completeness of the logical framework.
