The World Is Born Whole, Not Assembled From Pieces
The whole is always greater than the sum of its parts.
The phrase: “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” is attributed to Aristotle, but, according to some translations, the philosopher actually said:
“The totality is not, as it were, a mere heap; but the whole is something besides the parts.”
In other words, Aristotle sees the Whole as something else besides its parts. This begs the qu…
