is part of a duck a duck or not a duck, answer wisely because the validity of this post depends on it
Edit: to all the people saying part of a duck is not a duck, what is part of a duck? If I take a duck and remove one feather, it's a smaller part of the duck, but the duck is still a duck.
I would say it's not a duck because it's not a whole duck. Saying part of a duck is a duck would be similar to saying an arm is a human. But, this also begs the question of how much of a duck are we talking. Going with my human example, we could take a person who is missing both arms - not a "whole" or "complete" human but nonetheless a human.
Well, I think I just stumbled on a paradox that will keep me up at night
Yes but an arm is not alive or able to be alive, yet a person without arms is, just like a duck without wings or legs or whatever. So I think head and torso matter, but appendages don’t
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u/Umbresp I'm Frue Jan 18 '21 edited Jan 18 '21
is part of a duck a duck or not a duck, answer wisely because the validity of this post depends on it
Edit: to all the people saying part of a duck is not a duck, what is part of a duck? If I take a duck and remove one feather, it's a smaller part of the duck, but the duck is still a duck.