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Full Idea
A true theory of matter requires a division of things into time-corpuscles as well as space-corpuscles.
Clarification
A 'corpuscle' is a tiny unit
Gist of Idea
Matter requires a division into time-corpuscles as well as space-corpuscles
Source
Bertrand Russell (The Ultimate Constituents of Matter [1915], p.125)
Book Ref
Russell,Bertrand: 'Mysticism and Logic' [Unwin 1989], p.125
A Reaction
The division of matter in space seems decidable by physicists, but the division in time seems a bit arbitrary (unless it is quanta of time?). Russell focuses on observable qualities, but are there also intrinsic qualities?
| 7545 | Visible things are physical and external, but only exist when viewed [Russell] |
| 7546 | A man is a succession of momentary men, bound by continuity and causation [Russell] |
| 7547 | Matter requires a division into time-corpuscles as well as space-corpuscles [Russell] |
| 7548 | Classes, grouped by a convenient property, are logical constructions [Russell] |
| 7549 | If my body literally lost its mind, the object seen when I see a flash would still exist [Russell] |
| 7550 | We could probably, in principle, infer minds from brains, and brains from minds [Russell] |
| 7551 | Matter is a logical construction [Russell] |
| 7552 | Six dimensions are needed for a particular, three within its own space, and three to locate that space [Russell] |
| 7553 | Sense-data are purely physical [Russell] |