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82

Parmenides

How so?

the same place with itself, must be other than Everything in relation to every other thing, is

‘itself,’ for it will be in another place?

either the same or other; or if neither the same True.

nor other, then in the relation of a part to a whole, Then the one has been shown to be at once in or of a whole to a part.

itself and in another?

Clearly.

Yes.

And is the one a part of itself?

Thus, then, as appears, the one will be other Certainly not.

than itself?

Since it is not a part in relation to itself it can-True.

not be related to itself as whole to part?

Well, then, if anything be other than anything, It cannot.

will it not be other than that which is other?

But is the one other than one?

Certainly.

No.

And will not all things that are not one, be other And therefore not other than itself?

than the one, and the one other than the not-Certainly not.

one?

If then it be neither other, nor a whole, nor a Of course.

part in relation to itself, must it not be the same Then the one will be other than the others?

with itself?

True.

Certainly.

But, consider:—Are not the absolute same, and But then, again, a thing which is in another the absolute other, opposites to one another?

place from ‘itself,’ if this ‘itself’ remains in Of course.