Facts, logical atomism and reducibility

Australasian Journal of Philosophy 40 (3):283 – 302 (1962)
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In the first part of the article the author discusses the use of the word 'fact'. In the second he uses his conclusions to "throw light on some of the discussions of the logical atomists." he discusses austin, Russell, And strawson. The author concludes that it a mistake to identify questions of ontology with questions of language, Which arises because of a confusion with the term 'fact'. (staff)

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First-order modal theories III — facts.Kit Fine - 1982 - Synthese 53 (1):43-122.

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