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[from 'fragments/reports' by Melissus, in 7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / a. Nature of Being ]

Full Idea

Being is one.

Gist of Idea

Being is one

Source

report of Melissus (fragments/reports [c.443 BCE]) by Aristotle - Topics 104b23

Book Reference

Aristotle: 'Posterior Analytics and Topica', ed/tr. Tredennick,H/Foster,ES [Harvard 1960], p.301


A Reaction

I can only really understand this in terms of physics, as the belief that ultimately there is one simple theory which explains everything. That project doesn't look terribly promising, despite the lovely simplifications of modern physics.