Single Idea 12795

[catalogued under 9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / a. Parts of objects]

Full Idea

The notion of a part is such that parts must be of the same very general type - concrete, material or physical, for instance - as the wholes of which they are (said to be) parts.

Gist of Idea

Parts must be of the same very general type as the wholes

Source

Henry Laycock (Words without Objects [2006], 2.9)

Book Reference

Laycock,Henry: 'Words without Objects' [OUP 2006], p.95


A Reaction

The phrase 'same very general type' cries out for investigation. Can an army contain someone who isn't much of a soldier? Can the Treasury contain a fear of inflation?

Related Idea

Idea 18998 Parthood lacks the restriction of kind which most relations have [Yablo]