# 2.03 explained — Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

> Chapter companion for Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus by Ludwig Wittgenstein.

## What happens

Objects in an atomic fact are interconnected like chain links, each supporting the next in a structure of logical dependence.

## Themes in this chapter

### Logical Atomism

The atomic fact is the fundamental unit, with objects linked in a determinate structure.

## Character check-ins

### Mr. Wittgenstein

Author of the Tractatus, presenting the structure of atomic facts.

## Key lines

> In the atomic fact objects hang one in another, like the links of a chain.

In an atomic fact, objects are interconnected in a chain-like manner, each linked to the next.

_Illustrates the interdependence of objects within a state of affairs._

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