Full Idea
Quantity was a leading scholastic contender for the principle of individuation.
Gist of Idea
Scholastics thought Quantity could be the principle of individuation
Source
Robert Pasnau (Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671 [2011], 14.4)
Book Reference
Pasnau,Robert: 'Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671' [OUP 2011], p.297
Related Ideas
Idea 16671 Scholastic Quantity either gives a body parts, or spreads them out in a unified way [Pasnau]
Idea 16672 Quantity is the quantified parts of a thing, plus location and coordination [Olivi]