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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
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Objects inherently contain the possibility of all states of affairs, meaning their nature determines the range of possible configurations they can enter into.
What happens
Objects inherently contain the possibility of all states of affairs, meaning their nature determines the range of possible configurations they can enter into.
Themes in this chapter
Logical Atomism
Objects as simple constituents that contain possibilities for states of affairs.
Characters to notice
- Mr. Wittgenstein
Author of the proposition; presents the idea that objects contain possibilities.
Key passages
“Objects contain the possibility of all states of affairs.”
The nature of an object determines every possible way it can combine with other objects to form facts.
Clarifies that possibility is intrinsic to objects.