This text critically examines the profound ontological relationship between the categories of being and unity, grounded in the classical philosophical axiom that "to be" is synonymous with "being one." The author analyzes the logical circularity inherent in this proposition: for an entity to be identified as "one," it must possess being, yet being itself is traditionally defined through the lens of unity. The central thesis of the reflection is that unity is not merely an acquired property or an accidental attribute of an entity that could be subject to external change or relativity. Instead, unity is presented as an inalienable foundation and a constitutive condition that allows anything to exist as a being in the first place. The text rejects the conceptualization of unity as a simple predicate, establishing it instead as a fundamental ontological principle. This perspective emphasizes that the integrity of a thing is not a result of its qualities, but the very source of its possibility to exist within reality.
Jednota (není vlastnost)
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◆ philosophical diary – record, Czech, origin: 31. 10. 2006
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Jednota (není vlastnost)
Tradičně platí, že „být“ znamená „být jeden“. Co to však znamená, když „něco“ je „jedno“? Abychom mohli o něčem říci, že to je „jednem“, musí to „být“; a protože být znamená nutně být „jednem“, je to circulus. To, je-li něco „jednem“, nejen nepodléhá změně (ani relativitě), ale nemůže být od toho ani odjato (odňato). Není to proto žádná vlastnost „jednoho“, že je „jednem“, nýbrž naopak základem a podmínkou toho, aby to vůbec „bylo“.
(Písek, 061031-1.)