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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
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Substance is defined as that which exists independently of the facts or states of affairs that obtain in the world.
What happens
Substance is defined as that which exists independently of the facts or states of affairs that obtain in the world.
Themes in this chapter
Logical Atomism
The concept of substance as independent of what is the case aligns with logical atomism's view of simple objects that combine to form facts.
Characters to notice
- Mr. Wittgenstein
Author of the proposition defining substance.
Key passages
“Substance is what exists independently of what is the case.”
Substance refers to the underlying reality that remains constant regardless of which facts or situations actually occur.
This proposition distinguishes the fixed elements of the world (substance) from the contingent arrangements of facts.