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'Parmenides', 'Plato on Parts and Wholes' and 'Aesthetic as Science of Expression'
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 5. Composition of an Object
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In Parmenides, if composition is identity, a whole is nothing more than its parts [Plato, by Harte,V]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 6. Constitution of an Object
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Mereology treats constitution as a criterion of identity, as shown in the axiom of extensionality [Harte,V]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / a. Parts of objects
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Plato says only a one has parts, and a many does not [Plato, by Harte,V]
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Anything which has parts must be one thing, and parts are of a one, not of a many [Plato]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / b. Sums of parts
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What exactly is a 'sum', and what exactly is 'composition'? [Harte,V]
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If something is 'more than' the sum of its parts, is the extra thing another part, or not? [Harte,V]
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The problem with the term 'sum' is that it is singular [Harte,V]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts
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It seems that the One must be composed of parts, which contradicts its being one [Plato]
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