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Full Idea
The 'Tractatus' is an uncompromising, indeed an extreme, example of 'Logical Atomism'
Gist of Idea
The 'Tractatus' is an extreme example of 'Logical Atomism'
Source
report of Ludwig Wittgenstein (Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus [1921]) by A.C. Grayling - Wittgenstein Ch.2
Book Ref
Grayling,A.C.: 'Wittgenstein' [OUP 2001], p.71
A Reaction
Russell talked about his 'logical atomism' after 1918, but this reminds us that Wittgenstein was fulfilling a task set for him by Russell. Wittgenstein's atoms are names-plus-objects, Russell's are demonstratives-plus-sensedata.