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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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U. Meixner on Parts - Dictionary of Arguments
I 44 Part/part concept/ontology/Meixner: parts are no category but transcendental. >Categories, >Transcendentals. Therefore there are different mereologies (doctrines of the part) for matters, for individuals, for properties. >Individuals, >Properties, >States of affairs, >Mereology. I 138 Part/constituent/Meixner: individuals can only be constituents of individuals if they are also parts of them. - So in another possible word there are only counterparts of us. >Possible worlds, >Counterparts. Meixner: e.g. we are not parts, but probably constituents of states of affairs. >Constitution, >Individuals._____________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. |
Mei I U. Meixner Einführung in die Ontologie Darmstadt 2004 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-18