the One and the many
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The One and the many is a fundamental metaphysical problem in ancient Greek philosophy concerning how a single underlying reality can give rise to the multiplicity of things in the world.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
metaphysical problem
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philosophical problem ⓘ topic in ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| concerns |
nature of ultimate reality
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problem of change and permanence ⓘ problem of how the one gives rise to the many ⓘ relationship between underlying reality and multiplicity of things ⓘ relationship between unity and plurality ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
problem of explaining change
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problem of explaining individuation ⓘ problem of explaining stability ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
metaphysics
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ontology ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalStatus |
classic problem of Greek ontology
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foundational problem in Western metaphysics ⓘ |
| influences |
early modern metaphysics
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later metaphysical debates ⓘ medieval philosophy ⓘ |
| involves |
question of how diversity emerges from unity
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question of whether reality is fundamentally one or many ⓘ |
| isAddressedBy |
Aristotelian theory of substance
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Eleatic monism NERFINISHED ⓘ Heraclitean flux doctrine ⓘ Platonic theory of Forms ⓘ |
| isAKeyThemeIn |
Aristotelian Metaphysics
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Platonic dialogues NERFINISHED ⓘ Presocratic cosmology ⓘ |
| isCentralTo |
Presocratic philosophy
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ancient Greek metaphysics ⓘ |
| isDiscussedBy |
Anaxagoras
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Anaximander NERFINISHED ⓘ Anaximenes NERFINISHED ⓘ Aristotle NERFINISHED ⓘ Empedocles NERFINISHED ⓘ Heraclitus NERFINISHED ⓘ Parmenides NERFINISHED ⓘ Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFormulatedAs | how a single underlying reality can give rise to multiplicity of things ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
appearance and reality
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identity and difference ⓘ monism ⓘ pluralism ⓘ problem of universals ⓘ |
| originatedIn | ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ |
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Parmenides (dialogue)