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Re: What is a set, philosophically
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 9 Dec 1999 14:25:21 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Remy Evard writes:
> It seems that one could have a set in various states:
> A. have the pieces, have the instructions, have the box
> B. have the pieces, have the instructions, no box
> C. have the pieces, no instructions, have the box
> D. have the pieces, no instructions, no box
About a year or so ago I wrote a pseudo-serious, long-winded post on RTL on
this very subject (for the terminally curious, I'll try and find it on
DejaNews). In essence, the "setness" of a set is contained in its unique
pieces, such as the LL924 bricks on the Space Cruiser #487. Unique pieces
take priority even over the presence or absence of instructions or box,
because one can build the set--from memory, perhaps--without the instructions
or box, but not without the pieces unique to that set.
To look at it another way, if one acquires the common pieces, unique pieces,
the instructions, and the box from different respective sources, can one be
said to have "the set?" Does this differ from having "the set" from a single
source? How?
Hmmm....
Dave!
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 | | Re: What is a set, philosophically
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| I would say that the status of your having a set or not depends on the purpose of making the claim. For the ultimate in collectibility, every set must be in the condition it arrived at the retailers when first released. For the purposes of having (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: What is a set, philosophically
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| (...) For the newbies, and those who don't recall trivia well, this was in response to my posing a thought question. Dave's answer was well written, I agreed with it then, and still do. Very worth rereading if you're interested in the zen of sets. (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | What is a set, philosophically
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| I'm in the middle of a massive set rebuilding effort, something I might post more about later as I finish it up. One of my goals is to figure out what sets I have. This is not quite as easy as it sounds, because I have a few tons of lego that I (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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