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Full Idea
If there is nothing else besides individuals, how is it possible to have a science of infinity?
Gist of Idea
If nothing exists except individuals, how can there be a science of infinity?
Source
Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 0999a25)
Book Ref
Aristotle: 'Metaphysics', ed/tr. Lawson-Tancred,Hugh [Penguin 1998], p.67
A Reaction
Presumably it could only be referred to by naming all the individuals, which is impossible. John, Paul, George and Ringo need a unifying concept. Even if no infinity is ever completed…