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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
4.44 explained
Wittgenstein defines the propositional sign as the sign that results from coordinating the truth-possibilities with the truth-mark 'T'.
What happens
Wittgenstein defines the propositional sign as the sign that results from coordinating the truth-possibilities with the truth-mark 'T'.
Themes in this chapter
Logic and Tautology
The coordination of truth-possibilities with the mark 'T' is a logical operation that yields propositional signs.
Characters to notice
- Mr. Wittgenstein
Author of the proposition
Key passages
“The sign which arises from the coordination of that mark “T” with the truth-possibilities is a propositional sign.”
A propositional sign is created by linking the truth-mark 'T' to the various truth-possibilities.
Clarifies the formation of propositional signs through truth-functional coordination.