TITLE:
Is There a Fundamental Asymmetry among the Kinds of Objects in the Tractatus?
AUTHORS:
Andreas Georgallides
KEYWORDS:
Tractatus, Particulars, Universals, Tractarian Object
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Philosophy,
Vol.12 No.1,
February
24,
2022
ABSTRACT: In this
article, I examine whether the Tractarian objects include universals. I suggest
that the Tractatus does not support a realist view—namely that apart
from including particulars, objects also include universals—or a nominalist
view—that is, that objects include only particulars. This is because, beyond
the fact that there is no standard definition of the notions “particulars” and
“universals”, the term “object” remains indeterminate in the Tractatus. This contribution is
important because it can encourage readers to think about why the nature of
language and of the world is not clarified in the Tractatus something that creates the presuppositions for the
necessity of a better consciousness for both language and the world.