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    It is not the case that The Tractatus view that atomic propositions are logically independent faces difficulties.

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    • 1.On the Tractatus view, unanalyzable (atomic) propositions should be logically independent and thus mutually compatible.
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    • 2.'This is red' and 'This is yellow' appear to be simple propositions, yet 'This is red, so this is not yellow' seems inferentially impeccable.
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    • 3.No one has provided a plausible analysis reconciling this apparent incompatibility with the independence thesis.
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