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Single Idea 21708

[catalogued under 7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / d. Logical atoms]

Full Idea

Russell's new logical atomist ontology was of particulars, universals and facts, replacing the ontology of 'platonic atomism' consisting just of propositions.

Gist of Idea

Russell's new logical atomist was of particulars, universals and facts (not platonic propositions)

Source

report of Bertrand Russell (The Philosophy of Logical Atomism [1918]) by Bernard Linsky - Russell's Metaphysical Logic 1

Book Reference

Linsky,Bernard: 'Russell's Metaphysical Logic' [CSLI 1999], p.12


A Reaction

Linsky cites Peter Hylton as saying that the earlier view was never replaced. The earlier view required propositions to be 'unified'. I surmise that the formula 'Fa' combines a universal and a particular, to form an atomic fact. [...but Idea 6111!]

Related Idea

Idea 6111 As propositions can be put in subject-predicate form, we wrongly infer that facts have substance-quality form [Russell]