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“The whole is more than the sum of its parts.”

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Book:Aristotle's criticisms of Plato

Source: Aristotle's criticisms of Plato

“I mean the word proof not in the sense of the lawyers, who set two half proofs equal to a whole one, but in the sense of a mathematician, where half proof = 0, and it is demanded for proof that every doubt becomes impossible.”

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Author:Carl Friedrich Gauss

“As a single atom man is an enigma: as a whole he is a mathematical problem. As an individual he is a free agent, as a species the offspring of necessity.”

Men Whole Problem Individual Species Agents Mathematical Atoms Offspring Enigma Free Agents Mathematical Problems

Book:The Martyrdom of Man

Source: The Martyrdom of Man

“Mathematical Analysis is... the true rational basis of the whole system of our positive knowledge.”

Whole Bases Rational Mathematical Analysis Mathematical Analysis

Book:Positive Philosophy

Source: Positive Philosophy

“An uniformity of weights and measures, arranged upon mathematical principles, would be a benefit to the whole commercial world, if it were wise enough to adopt such an expedient.”

Ifs World Enough Whole Would Be Principles Wise Benefits Weight Mathematical Uniformity

Book:A Treatise on Political Economy; Or, The Production, Distribution, and Consumption of Wealth

Source: A Treatise on Political Economy; Or, The Production, Distribution, and Consumption of Wealth