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Single Idea 16136

[from 'Metaphysics' by Aristotle, in 9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts ]

Full Idea

The syllable is something in its own right, not just a heap of vowel and consonant but something different.

Gist of Idea

A syllable is something different from its component vowels and consonants

Source

Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 1041b16)

Book Reference

Aristotle: 'Metaphysics', ed/tr. Lawson-Tancred,Hugh [Penguin 1998], p.229


A Reaction

This is the classic Greek example of a whole, and a slogan for claims that wholes are not merely collections of parts.

Related Idea

Idea 16791 There is no whole except for the parts [Aristotle]