what is whole/part logic according to Socrates, and how does it differ from whole/moment logic?
I'm not sure if it is about that the whole needs parts or if the moment needs parts. Im confused.
If you can help thanks.
After trying to read this about that subject
http://books.google.com/books?id=TTyijIvsGSIC&pg=PA98&lpg=PA98&dq=whole/part++whole/moment+Socrates&source=web&ots=mxLFvFkQvH&sig=PAc6XPk8ugXCnc2RFHgNb3Gh0oo&hl=en&ei=R2aXSZ_2OJnMsAO4-qGIAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result ,
I am even more confused than you are. I'm glad I never studied philosophy.
Learning how to reason rationally and critically is a skill and I am glad that I have acquired these talents from studying philosophy. I roll my eyes at you, drwls, as I click Post Answer . . .
It is profoundly to be wished that the acquired philosophy talent can be used to answer the question asked by Deen
Good, Brandon, answer the question then. Show us your reasoning that you have acquired. I read Mad magazine to acquire my reasoning skills, and it has served me well. But I cant answer that question above, it makes no sense to me.
drwls and bobpursley: I am merely countering what drwls said because it seemed like an attack on philosophy as a discipline. It is a worthy field even though it is challenging. How would reading Mad magazine do such a thing?! Even though I had never encountered material on this topic before now either, I felt that I should say something in defense of philosphy as a whole.
Whole/part logic, also known as part/whole logic, is a concept discussed by Socrates in Plato's dialogue called Parmenides. In this dialogue, Socrates explores the nature of reality and the relationship between "whole" and "part."
According to Socrates, whole/part logic is based on the idea that a whole can only exist if it is composed of parts. In other words, a whole is dependent on its individual parts for its existence. Socrates argues that if something is a whole, it must have parts that make it a whole, and without those parts, it would cease to be.
On the other hand, whole/moment logic, also known as whole/instant logic, is a related concept that focuses on the relationship between a whole and a moment, rather than a whole and its constituent parts. This concept is often associated with the philosopher Zeno of Elea. Whole/moment logic considers that a whole can only exist if it is made up of distinct moments or instants, similar to how a movie is composed of individual frames or moments.
To summarize the difference between whole/part logic and whole/moment logic:
1. Whole/part logic: It concerns the relationship between a whole and its parts, emphasizing that a whole depends on its constituent parts for its existence.
2. Whole/moment logic: It pertains to the relationship between a whole and moments or instants, emphasizing that a whole is composed of distinct moments that together create its existence.
So, both concepts revolve around the idea of dependence and composition, but they focus on different relationships: part/whole for Socrates and moment/whole for Zeno.