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1. The order in which the united are in unity is the state of unity.
2. The order in which the united are in unity is the state of THE unity.

2007-04-16 15:34:06 · 6 answers · asked by The Knowledge Server 1 in Arts & Humanities Philosophy

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the word THE makes difference between those two statements.

2007-04-16 21:59:33 · answer #1 · answered by nightingale 6 · 0 1

'The' is the single definite article (artical) signifier for a known thing, 'a' is the single article (artical) meaning 'one of' but does not signify knowledge for a real thing, i.e. it is a concept or abstraction.


'1. The order in which the united are in unity is the state of unity.'

1. The order in which the united are in unity is a state of a unity.

'2. The order in which the united are in unity is the state of THE unity. '

2. The order in which the united are in unity is a state of a unity.

2007-04-16 23:04:58 · answer #2 · answered by Psyengine 7 · 1 1

in number 1 unity refers to ONE unity
in number 2 unity refers to what is unity

2007-04-17 06:34:51 · answer #3 · answered by Ututin 2 · 0 0

really they are both ambiguous.

The constant is unity but I would propose to assume The Unity is whole and it probably should be differentiated from unity as a relativistic term.

To assume that The Unity is whole, is to assume the same of The State, so the statements above would be equal.

2007-04-16 22:42:14 · answer #4 · answered by Monita C 3 · 0 1

unity can be united within THE unity but only if it were ment to be that way. the opposite of unity for you is an undesirable thing?

2007-04-20 10:18:06 · answer #5 · answered by amecake83 3 · 0 0

This is a simple distinction between existence and being. The former being the existence of unity and the latter the being of unity.

2007-04-16 22:47:17 · answer #6 · answered by aristotle1776 4 · 0 1

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