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Single Idea 14112

[filed under theme 9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / b. Unifying aggregates ]

Full Idea

In a class as many, the component terms, though they have some kind of unity, have less than is required for a whole.

Gist of Idea

A set has some sort of unity, but not enough to be a 'whole'

Source

Bertrand Russell (The Principles of Mathematics [1903], §070)

Book Ref

Russell,Bertrand: 'Principles of Mathematics' [Routledge 1992], p.69


A Reaction

This is interesting because (among many other things), sets are used to stand for numbers, but numbers are usually reqarded as wholes.