Part-whole Relations
Part-Whole Relations is a formal ontological relation that specifies a hierarchical dependency between entities by virtue of which one entity (the part) is constitutively contained within another entity (the whole), distinguishing itself from other ontological relations by its asymmetry, transitivity, and criteria of integral involvement.
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A Taxonomy of Part‐Whole Relations
Morton Winston, Roger Chaffin, Douglas J. Herrmann · Cognitive Science · 1987 · 876 citations
Kit Fine · Midwest Studies in Philosophy · 1999 · 319 citations
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University Medical Center Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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5 publications
133 citations
Columbia University
New York, United States
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5 publications
484 citations

University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
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6 publications
308 citations
College of New Jersey
Ewing, United States
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2.3K citations
University College London
London, United Kingdom
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Hamilton College
Clinton, United States
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4 publications
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The University of Western Australia
Perth, Australia
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398 citations

Central Queensland University
Rockhampton, Australia
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DKE · 6 publications · 592 citations
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Repository · 5 publications · 210 citations
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