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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / a. Parts of objects

9806	Whatever is made up of parts is made up of parts of those parts [Mill]
	Full Idea: Whatever is made up of parts is made up of parts of those parts.
	From: John Stuart Mill (System of Logic [1843], 3.24.5)
	A reaction: Mill considers this principle to be fundamental to the possibilities of arithmetic. Presumably he thought of it as an inductive inference from our dealings with physical objects.