Who said "The whole may be ontologically prior to all its parts."?

This quote is attributed to Schaffer, Jonathan.

The whole may be ontologically prior to all its parts. - Schaffer, Jonathan

"The whole may be ontologically prior to all its parts."

Schaffer, Jonathan Philosophy

Philosopher American Born 1973 (age 53)

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