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Full Idea
Nature is a whole - in which each part in itself can never be wholly understood.
Gist of Idea
Nature is a whole, and its individual parts cannot be wholly understood
Source
Novalis (Last Fragments [1800], 18)
Book Ref
Novalis: 'Philosophical Writings', ed/tr. Stoljar,M.M. [SUNY 1997], p.157
A Reaction
This doesn't seem right when studying some item in a laboratory, but it seems undeniable when you consider the history and future of each item.
Related Idea
Idea 19594 General statements about nature are not valid [Novalis]
| 19592 | The basic relations of nature are musical [Novalis] |
| 19593 | Persons are shaped by a life history; splendid persons are shaped by world history [Novalis] |
| 19594 | General statements about nature are not valid [Novalis] |
| 19595 | Nature is a whole, and its individual parts cannot be wholly understood [Novalis] |
| 19596 | The whole body is involved in the formation of thoughts [Novalis] |