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Plato on parts and wholes : the metaphysics of structure /

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What is the relation between a whole and its parts? Is a whole identical to its parts, or is there some other relation of composition? These questions are much discussed in modern philosophy, but Plato's rich discussion of composition has been neglected. The author reclaims and examines it.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harte, Verity
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 2002.
Subjects:
Plato.
Plato
Whole and parts (Philosophy)
All (Philosophy)
Tout et parties (Philosophie)
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Ancient & Classical.
Metafysica.
Mereologie.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:What is the relation between a whole and its parts? Is a whole identical to its parts, or is there some other relation of composition? These questions are much discussed in modern philosophy, but Plato's rich discussion of composition has been neglected. The author reclaims and examines it.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 311 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-291) and indexes.
ISBN:9780191519130
0191519138
0198236751
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019927844X
9780199278442
1282051849
9781282051843
9786612051845
6612051841