This may sound stupid and basic to most - but I realize my head is totally muddled right now on this aspect of thinking.
Can someone explain to e the differences between Aristotlian laws of Identity and non contradiction and the Wittgenstenian concept of Atomic Fact?
The big difference would be metaphysical. Aristotle was talking about Reality, Wittgenstein was talking about reality-within-the-limits-of-language.
To Witt, identity and non-contradiction were probably atomic facts because we can never meaningfully express their negations.
To Aristotle, identity and non-contradiction were laws of reality because their negations could never even exist.
Cool thanks. Thatt makes sense - it’s been so long since I read them in earnest, I tend to get them mixed up.
So I guess I am a bit more of an Aristotelian, as I don’t see the concept of “atomic fact” working outside of syllogisms that must exist - such a thing can’t be negated, right?