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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
3.41 explained
The propositional sign, together with its logical coordinates, defines its logical place in logical space.
What happens
The propositional sign, together with its logical coordinates, defines its logical place in logical space.
Themes in this chapter
Logical Atomism
The notion of a logical place for a propositional sign aligns with the atomistic view of propositions as complexes of simple signs.
Characters to notice
- Mr. Wittgenstein
Author of the proposition.
Key passages
“The propositional sign and the logical coordinates: that is the logical place.”
A proposition, together with its logical structure, occupies a specific position in logical space.
Clarifies that the meaning of a proposition is determined by its logical form and context.