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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter

2.0232 explained

Objects are described as colorless, meaning they lack any specific properties or qualities in themselves.

What happens

Objects are described as colorless, meaning they lack any specific properties or qualities in themselves.

Themes in this chapter

  • Logical Atomism

    Objects are colorless, indicating they are bare particulars without intrinsic properties.

Key passages

  • Roughly speaking: objects are colourless.

    Objects themselves have no inherent qualities or properties.

    Objects are neutral substrates that combine to form states of affairs.