The logical picture of the facts is the thought.
 Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (1921). copy citation

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Author Ludwig Wittgenstein
Source Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Topic thought logic picture
Date 1921
Language English
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Note Translated by C. K. Ogden
Weblink http://www.gutenberg.org/files/5740/5740-pdf.pdf

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“2.224 OGD [→GER | →P/M] It cannot be discovered from the picture alone whether it is true or false.
2.225 OGD [→GER | →P/M] There is no picture which is a priori true.
3 OGD [→GER | →P/M] The logical picture of the facts is the thought.
3.001 OGD [→GER | →P/M] «An atomic fact is thinkable»—means: we can imagine it.
3.01 OGD [→GER | →P/M] The totality of true thoughts is a picture of the world.
3.02 OGD [→GER | →P/M]” source

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