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Exclusion Problems and the Cardinality of Logical Space.

Wittgenstein's atomist picture, as embodied in his Tractatus, is initially very appealing. However, it faces the famous colour-exclusion problem. In this paper, I shall explain when the atomist picture can be defended (in principle) in the face of that problem; and, in the light of this, why the ato...

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Published in:Journal of Philosophical Logic Vol. 46; no. 6; pp. 611 - 624
Main Author: Button, Tim
Format: Article
Published: Springer Nature Dec2017
Subjects:
Social marginality
Atomism
Cardinal virtues
Rejection (Psychology)
Reasoning
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