partes extra partes

English translation: a part as an external thing to another part

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Latin term or phrase:partes extra partes
English translation:a part as an external thing to another part
Entered by: adi177

18:10 Jan 26, 2005
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Art/Literary - Philosophy
Latin term or phrase: partes extra partes
What is the meaning of this phrase?
adi177
Local time: 15:34
a part as an external thing to another part
Explanation:
It means that things exists alongside, beyond each other, exterior to each other. No interdependence, just external independent existence.

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Note added at 20 mins (2005-01-26 18:31:22 GMT)
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In some sense, it\'s the opposite of the idea of internal union of things.

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Note added at 42 mins (2005-01-26 18:53:05 GMT)
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Grammatically? \"extra\" is \"out, beyond\". Parts beyond parts.



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Note added at 56 mins (2005-01-26 19:07:48 GMT)
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The idea emphasizes a corpuscular, particle-based, atomistic structure of the universe: it consists of parts, however small, and each part is external to another, even adjancent part.

The idea was argued Leibniz, a great philosopher and a mathematician.
It may be useful to remind that it was Leibniz who introduced the method of infinitesimals into mathematics as an apparatus to deal with a continuity. These discrete infinitesimals became the main approach to model continuity in mathematics thereafter.
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Kirill Semenov
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Thank you so much. This was extremely helpful
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3a part as an external thing to another part
Kirill Semenov
3every part is external to every other one (part)
Derek Gill Franßen


  

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every part is external to every other one (part)


Explanation:
Also see: http://www.ucd.ie/philosop/documents/Leibniz's Philosop...
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"The extension of body seems to be nothing other than the continuation of matter
through the contiguity of its parts [partes extra partes], ie diffusion" (cf. http://www.philosophy.leeds.ac.uk/GMR/hmp/texts/modern/leibn...

I hope that helps a bit. ;-)

Derek Gill Franßen
Germany
Local time: 10:34
Native speaker of: English
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
a part as an external thing to another part


Explanation:
It means that things exists alongside, beyond each other, exterior to each other. No interdependence, just external independent existence.

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Note added at 20 mins (2005-01-26 18:31:22 GMT)
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In some sense, it\'s the opposite of the idea of internal union of things.

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Note added at 42 mins (2005-01-26 18:53:05 GMT)
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Grammatically? \"extra\" is \"out, beyond\". Parts beyond parts.



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Note added at 56 mins (2005-01-26 19:07:48 GMT)
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The idea emphasizes a corpuscular, particle-based, atomistic structure of the universe: it consists of parts, however small, and each part is external to another, even adjancent part.

The idea was argued Leibniz, a great philosopher and a mathematician.
It may be useful to remind that it was Leibniz who introduced the method of infinitesimals into mathematics as an apparatus to deal with a continuity. These discrete infinitesimals became the main approach to model continuity in mathematics thereafter.

Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 11:34
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PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thank you so much. This was extremely helpful

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