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Single Idea 23482

[filed under theme 19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 2. Meaning as Mental ]

Full Idea

The form of depiction is the possibility that the things are combined with one another as are the elements of the picture.

Gist of Idea

The 'form' of the picture is its possible combinations

Source

Ludwig Wittgenstein (Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus [1921], 2.151)

Book Ref

Wittgenstein,Ludwig: 'Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (Pears)', ed/tr. Pears,D. /McGuinness,B. [RKP 1961], p.9

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A Reaction

This is why 'model' (or even 'simulation'?) is a better term than 'picture' for his proposal. Pictures are fixed, but models can be adjusted.