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Single Idea 15857

[filed under theme 7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 8. Stuff / b. Mixtures ]

Full Idea

Any blend [mixture] which does not have measure or the nature of proportion in any way whatsoever, of necessity destroys both its ingredients and, primarily, itself. It is truly no blend at all, but a kind of unblended disaster.

Gist of Idea

Any mixture which lacks measure and proportion doesn't even count as a mixture at all

Source

Plato (Philebus [c.353 BCE], 64e)

Book Ref

Plato: 'Complete Works', ed/tr. Cooper,John M. [Hackett 1997], p.454


A Reaction

Obviously there can be chaotic mixtures, but I guess Plato is picking out mixtures about which we can say something

Related Idea

Idea 15855 If we see everything as separate, we can then give no account of it [Plato]