Does logic describe the world?

Does logic represent the structure of the world, or does it have some other purpose? I discuss the question, taking in Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and logical atomism.

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00:00 - Intro
00:35 - Logical atomism
01:27 - Background in Idealism
01:54 - Logical structure
02:43 - Logical analysis
03:27 - Problems for logical atomism
04:51 - Does logic represent how truth works?
06:19 - Logic and the world

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