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Full Idea
It is absurd to explain place by the void, as though this latter were not itself some kind of place.
Gist of Idea
Void is a kind of place, so it can't explain place
Source
Aristotle (On the Heavens [c.336 BCE], 309b24)
Book Ref
Democritus: 'Early Greek Phil VII: Democritus', ed/tr. Laks,A/Most,G [Harvard Loeb 2016], p.395
A Reaction
Presumably this is aimed at Democritus.