Parts and wholes. Our eloquent architect from Australia should
as such introduce this thread with some kind of, uh, introduction.
We all know that an building consist of ''parts'' but also that the
most look different while among them some are called ''artist''
and the other ''ordinary''.
We have also heard this confusing ''explanation'' that the
whole is ''more'' than the number of parts questioning our
''proven'' number theory. There is the aggregation method of
''putting parts'' together but also ''coalition'' or ''composition''.
Equal or similar parts can be put together as a heap and also
count like money. But ''composition'' can be best illustrated
with musical composer. Why can we hear differences between
Mozart , Bach, Wagner, etc. ? Is an musical work ''distinct
quality'' on its own? Such that we can separate one from the
other. Does this also apply for carts designers such that we
can hear differences between Ikeda and Van den Hul ,etc.?
There is also ''causal'' explanation versus reasons explanation.
The first assume some binary relation between cause ''a'' and
effect ''b'' while reasons can be more than two. Then there are
the old Aristetotelian ''essential'' and ''accidental'' properties of
objects. The ''essential'' assume a priori knowledge because
finding out what quality objects have is a function of time and
search.
So how should we deal with one single part in the ''whole''
of an cartridge construction or ''composition''?
By comparison between two ''identical carts'' with different
single part? (equal and ''identical'' are different animals)
as such introduce this thread with some kind of, uh, introduction.
We all know that an building consist of ''parts'' but also that the
most look different while among them some are called ''artist''
and the other ''ordinary''.
We have also heard this confusing ''explanation'' that the
whole is ''more'' than the number of parts questioning our
''proven'' number theory. There is the aggregation method of
''putting parts'' together but also ''coalition'' or ''composition''.
Equal or similar parts can be put together as a heap and also
count like money. But ''composition'' can be best illustrated
with musical composer. Why can we hear differences between
Mozart , Bach, Wagner, etc. ? Is an musical work ''distinct
quality'' on its own? Such that we can separate one from the
other. Does this also apply for carts designers such that we
can hear differences between Ikeda and Van den Hul ,etc.?
There is also ''causal'' explanation versus reasons explanation.
The first assume some binary relation between cause ''a'' and
effect ''b'' while reasons can be more than two. Then there are
the old Aristetotelian ''essential'' and ''accidental'' properties of
objects. The ''essential'' assume a priori knowledge because
finding out what quality objects have is a function of time and
search.
So how should we deal with one single part in the ''whole''
of an cartridge construction or ''composition''?
By comparison between two ''identical carts'' with different
single part? (equal and ''identical'' are different animals)