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Parmenides

All these, then, are the affections of the one, if So we say.

the one has being.

And a whole must necessarily be one made up Of course.

of many; and the parts will be parts of the one, 1.aa. But if one is, what will happen to the oth-for each of the parts is not a part of many, but of ers—is not that also to be considered?

a whole.

Yes.

How do you mean?

Let us show then, if one is, what will be the If anything were a part of many, being itself affections of the others than the one.

one of them, it will surely be a part of itself, which Let us do so.

is impossible, and it will be a part of each one of Inasmuch as there are things other than the the other parts, if of all; for if not a part of some one, the others are not the one; for if they were one, it will be a part of all the others but this they could not be other than the one.

one, and thus will not be a part of each one; and Very true.

if not a part of each, one it will not be a part of Nor are the others altogether without the one, any one of the many; and not being a part of any but in a certain way they participate in the one.

one, it cannot be a part or anything else of all In what way?

those things of none of which it is anything.

Because the others are other than the one in-Clearly not.

asmuch as they have parts; for if they had no Then the part is not a part of the many, nor of parts they would be simply one.

all, but is of a certain single form, which we call Right.

a whole, being one perfect unity framed out of And parts, as we affirm, have relation to a whole?

all—of this the part will be a part.