Combining Philosophers
Ideas for T.M. Robinson, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Michael Esfeld
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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 1. Nature of Existence
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The world is facts, not things. Facts determine the world, and the world divides into facts [Wittgenstein]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / d. Logical atoms
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Atomic facts correspond to true elementary propositions [Wittgenstein]
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The sense of propositions relies on the world's basic logical structure [Wittgenstein]
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The 'Tractatus' is an extreme example of 'Logical Atomism' [Wittgenstein, by Grayling]
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In atomic facts the objects hang together like chain links [Wittgenstein]
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The structure of an atomic fact is how its objects combine; this possibility is its form [Wittgenstein]
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If a proposition is elementary, no other elementary proposition contradicts it [Wittgenstein]
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Analysis must end in elementary propositions, which are combinations of names [Wittgenstein]
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Nothing can be inferred from an elementary proposition [Wittgenstein]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / a. Facts
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Do his existent facts constitute the world, or determine the world? [Morris,M on Wittgenstein]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / b. Types of fact
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There are no positive or negative facts; these are just the forms of propositions [Wittgenstein]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / d. Negative facts
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Facts can be both positive and negative [Wittgenstein, by Potter]
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The world is determined by the facts, and there are no further facts [Wittgenstein]
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The existence of atomic facts is a positive fact, their non-existence a negative fact [Wittgenstein]
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On white paper a black spot is a positive fact and a white spot a negative fact [Wittgenstein]
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