The categories of whole & part in graeco-philosophy have in the course of its evolution experienced three stages. From Milesian School to Eleatic School was the embryonic stage of the categories of whole and part.

• 整体与部分范畴在古希腊哲学中的演进，大致经历了三个阶段：从米利都学派到爱利亚学派，是整体与部分范畴的萌芽阶段；