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'Parmenides', 'The Handbook [Encheiridion]' and 'On the Plurality of Worlds'
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 5. Composition of an Object
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In Parmenides, if composition is identity, a whole is nothing more than its parts [Plato, by Harte,V]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / a. Parts of objects
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Plato says only a one has parts, and a many does not [Plato, by Harte,V]
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Anything which has parts must be one thing, and parts are of a one, not of a many [Plato]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts
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It seems that the One must be composed of parts, which contradicts its being one [Plato]
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Mereological composition is unrestricted: any class of things has a mereological sum [Lewis]
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There are no restrictions on composition, because they would be vague, and composition can't be vague [Lewis, by Sider]
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