Single Idea 23471

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

Full Idea

The way in which objects hang together in the atomic fact is the structure of the atomic fact. …The form is the possibility of the structure.

Gist of Idea

The structure of an atomic fact is how its objects combine; this possibility is its form

Source

Ludwig Wittgenstein (Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus [1921], 2.032-3)

Book Reference

Wittgenstein,Ludwig: 'Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (Pears)', ed/tr. Pears,D. /McGuinness,B. [RKP 1961], p.8


A Reaction

I very much like the way LW adds a modal dimension to his ontology. Why doesn't he talk of 'relations', rather than 'hanging together'?

Related Idea

Idea 23465 The 'form' of an object is its possible roles in facts [Wittgenstein]