# 3.202 explained — Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

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

## What happens

Wittgenstein defines names as the simple signs used in propositions, establishing the foundational elements of logical atomism.

## Themes in this chapter

### Logical Atomism

The proposition introduces names as simple signs, a core concept of logical atomism where language is built from elementary units.

## Character check-ins

### Mr. Wittgenstein

Author of the proposition defining names as simple signs in propositions.

## Key lines

> The simple signs employed in propositions are called names.

The basic, unanalyzable symbols used in statements are referred to as names.

_Clarifies the terminology for the simplest components of propositions._

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