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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / a. Intrinsic unification

16650	'Unity' is a particularly difficult word, because things can have hidden unity [Duns Scotus]
	Full Idea: I believe that 'unity' is one of the more difficult words in philosophy, for there are in things many hidden (occultae) unities that are obscure to us.
	From: John Duns Scotus (Lectura [1298], I.17.2.4), quoted by Robert Pasnau - Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671
	A reaction: Some examples would be nice. Do the Earth and the Moon form a unity, because of gravity? How ponders whether whiteness and a white man are unified.