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Full Idea
A pair of men do not make some one thing in addition to themselves.
Gist of Idea
Two men do not make one thing, as well as themselves
Source
Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 1082a18)
Book Ref
Aristotle: 'Metaphysics', ed/tr. Lawson-Tancred,Hugh [Penguin 1998], p.413
A Reaction
This seems to contrast nicely with Frege's claim about whether two boots are two things or one pair.
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Idea 8633 There is no physical difference between two boots and one pair of boots [Frege]
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