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Single Idea 10707

[catalogued under 4. Formal Logic / G. Formal Mereology / 1. Mereology]

Full Idea

Mereology tends to elide the distinction between the cards in a pack and the suits.

Gist of Idea

Mereology elides the distinction between the cards in a pack and the suits

Source

Michael Potter (Set Theory and Its Philosophy [2004], 02.1)

Book Reference

Potter,Michael: 'Set Theory and Its Philosophy' [OUP 2004], p.23


A Reaction

The example is a favourite of Frege's. Potter is giving a reason why mathematicians opted for set theory. I'm not clear, though, why a pack cannot have either 4 parts or 52 parts. Parts can 'fall under a concept' (such as 'legs'). I'm puzzled.