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Single Idea 16791

[filed under theme 9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts ]

Full Idea

There is no whole over and above the parts.

Gist of Idea

There is no whole except for the parts

Source

Aristotle (Physics [c.337 BCE], 210a16)

Book Ref

Aristotle: 'The Basic Works of Aristotle', ed/tr. McKeon,Richard [Modern Library Classics 2001], p.273

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A Reaction

Pasnau says Aristotle contradicts this at Met. 1041b12, where the syllable is more than its elements.

Related Idea

Idea 16136 A syllable is something different from its component vowels and consonants [Aristotle]