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Parts, philosophy: in contrast to elements of a set, parts of a whole can stand in hierarchical relations. There may be dependencies, in particular ontological dependencies between parts and whole, as well as between parts of a whole, because parts may not exist if a questionable part does not exist. See also extrinsic, transitivity, reflexivity, symmetry, mereology, set theory, elements, order, overlap, dependency, ontological dependence._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Robert Nozick on Parts - Dictionary of Arguments
II 99 Part/whole/Nozick: a whole is not equal to the sum: different parts always form another sum, but that may be an equal whole. >Mereology, >Wholes, >Part-of relation, >Mereological sum, >Totality. A body can lose the appendix or get dentures. - Body remains a whole during the time (identical). - The sum is not identical when parts are replaced. >Body, >Identity, >Temporal identity, >Person, >Personal identity, >Continuants. The self (whole) may even lose memories and change goals and dispositions. >Memory, >Actions, >Goals, >Dispositions. Identity of the parts is not sufficient for continuity of the whole: the relations of the parts could be changed. >Relations. The whole is not equal to sum: scheme of the next successor: the n.c. of the sum is the sum ofthe n.c. of the parts. >Next Successor/Nozick. But the next successor of the whole is not the sum of the next successor of the parts (similar for numbers). Later successor: body, but not the sum of the parts. Self: is therefore a whole, not a sum. Whole/criterion: it could also exist if it were made of other parts. II 102 The whole thing must not be a conglomerate._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
No I R. Nozick Philosophical Explanations Oxford 1981 No II R., Nozick The Nature of Rationality 1994 |