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Single Idea 2653

[filed under theme 2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 5. Fallacy of Composition ]

Full Idea

If the parts of the universe are subject to the law of nature, then the universe itself must be subject to this law.

Gist of Idea

If the parts of the universe are subject to the law of nature, the whole universe must also be subject to it

Source

M. Tullius Cicero (On the Nature of the Gods ('De natura deorum') [c.44 BCE], II.86)

Book Ref

Cicero: 'The Nature of the Gods', ed/tr. McGregor,Horace [Penguin 1972], p.158