logical atomism
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Logical atomism is a philosophical view, chiefly associated with Bertrand Russell and early Ludwig Wittgenstein, which holds that the world consists of logically independent atomic facts that can be represented by a logically ideal language.
All labels observed (1)
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| logical atomism canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T693020 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: logical atomism Context triple: [Logic and Knowledge, hasPhilosophicalPerspective, logical atomism]
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logical positivism
Logical positivism is a 20th-century philosophical movement that emphasizes the verification of statements through empirical observation and logical analysis, rejecting metaphysics as cognitively meaningless.
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The Logical Structure of the World
The Logical Structure of the World is Rudolf Carnap’s seminal 1928 work in which he develops a rigorous, formal reconstruction of all scientific concepts from a phenomenalist basis, serving as a foundational text of logical positivism.
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Logik
Logik is a foundational work on formal logic by German philosopher and mathematician Gottlob Frege, contributing significantly to the development of modern logic and the philosophy of language.
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Spinozism
Spinozism is the philosophical system of Baruch Spinoza, characterized by a strict monism in which God and Nature are identified as a single infinite substance governed by rational, necessary laws.
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The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature
The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature is Karl Marx’s 1841 doctoral dissertation, in which he critically compares the ancient atomist theories of Democritus and Epicurus to explore questions of materialism, freedom, and nature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: logical atomism Target entity description: Logical atomism is a philosophical view, chiefly associated with Bertrand Russell and early Ludwig Wittgenstein, which holds that the world consists of logically independent atomic facts that can be represented by a logically ideal language.
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A.
logical positivism
Logical positivism is a 20th-century philosophical movement that emphasizes the verification of statements through empirical observation and logical analysis, rejecting metaphysics as cognitively meaningless.
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B.
The Logical Structure of the World
The Logical Structure of the World is Rudolf Carnap’s seminal 1928 work in which he develops a rigorous, formal reconstruction of all scientific concepts from a phenomenalist basis, serving as a foundational text of logical positivism.
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C.
Logik
Logik is a foundational work on formal logic by German philosopher and mathematician Gottlob Frege, contributing significantly to the development of modern logic and the philosophy of language.
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D.
Spinozism
Spinozism is the philosophical system of Baruch Spinoza, characterized by a strict monism in which God and Nature are identified as a single infinite substance governed by rational, necessary laws.
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E.
The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature
The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature is Karl Marx’s 1841 doctoral dissertation, in which he critically compares the ancient atomist theories of Democritus and Epicurus to explore questions of materialism, freedom, and nature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
analytic philosophy position
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metaphysical doctrine ⓘ philosophical theory ⓘ theory of language ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
constructing an ideal logically perspicuous language
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eliminating metaphysical confusion through logical analysis ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
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analytic philosophy ⓘ early Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ logical positivism ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
absolute idealism
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holistic metaphysics ⓘ monism ⓘ |
| coreClaim |
a logically ideal language can represent atomic facts
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analysis of propositions reveals their atomic components ⓘ atomic facts are logically independent of one another ⓘ complex facts are built from atomic facts ⓘ logical form underlies meaningful propositions ⓘ propositions correspond to facts in the world ⓘ the structure of language mirrors the structure of reality ⓘ the world consists of atomic facts ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Willard Van Orman Quine
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surface form:
W.V.O. Quine
later Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ ordinary language philosophy ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
assumption of simple, unanalyzable objects
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reliance on a fixed ideal language ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Bertrand Russell
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Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| field |
logic
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| holdsThat |
elementary propositions depict atomic facts
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logical constants do not name objects ⓘ names in an ideal language refer to simple objects ⓘ the world is the totality of facts, not of things ⓘ |
| influenced |
Vienna Circle
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early analytic philosophy ⓘ logical positivism ⓘ picture theory of meaning ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gottlob Frege
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empiricism ⓘ modern logic ⓘ set theory ⓘ |
| mainProponent |
Bertrand Russell
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Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
atomic fact
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elementary proposition ⓘ logical form ⓘ picture theory of language ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: logical atomism Description of subject: Logical atomism is a philosophical view, chiefly associated with Bertrand Russell and early Ludwig Wittgenstein, which holds that the world consists of logically independent atomic facts that can be represented by a logically ideal language.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The limits of my language mean the limits of my world