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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · Chapter
5.523 explained
Wittgenstein states that the generality symbol functions as an argument in logical notation.
What happens
Wittgenstein states that the generality symbol functions as an argument in logical notation.
Themes in this chapter
Logical Atomism
The treatment of the generality symbol as an argument reflects the logical atomist approach to analyzing propositions into their simplest components.
Characters to notice
- Mr. Wittgenstein
Author of the proposition
Key passages
“The generality symbol occurs as an argument.”
The symbol that indicates generality (such as a quantifier) functions as an argument within a proposition.
Clarifies the role of generality in logical form.