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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
3.001 explained
The proposition asserts that an atomic fact is thinkable, equating thinkability with the ability to imagine it.
What happens
The proposition asserts that an atomic fact is thinkable, equating thinkability with the ability to imagine it.
Themes in this chapter
Logical Atomism
The notion of an atomic fact is central to logical atomism.
Characters to notice
- Mr. Wittgenstein
Author of the proposition.
Key passages
“An atomic fact is thinkable—means: we can imagine it.”
An atomic fact can be conceived; that is, we are able to form a mental picture of it.
Clarifies the equivalence between thinkability and imaginability for atomic facts.