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Ideas for 'On the Question of Absolute Undecidability', 'Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus' and 'Reply to Fifth Objections'

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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / a. Substance
23468 Apart from the facts, there is only substance [Wittgenstein]
     Full Idea: Substance is what remains independently of what is the case.
     From: Ludwig Wittgenstein (Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus [1921], 2.024)
     A reaction: He sees what is the case as comprised of objects, so substance is even more basic. It seems close to Spinoza's single-substance view.
3626 Knowing the attributes is enough to reveal a substance [Descartes]
     Full Idea: I have never thought that anything more is required to reveal a substance than its various attributes.
     From: René Descartes (Reply to Fifth Objections [1641], 360)