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Single Idea 20903

[catalogued under 7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / g. Particular being]

Full Idea

They say that what is differs only by Configuration ([rhusmos], which is the shape), by Disposition ([diathege], which is the order), and by Turning ([tropê], which is the position.

Gist of Idea

The only distinctions are Configuration (shape), Disposition (order) and Turning (position)

Source

report of Democritus (fragments/reports [c.431 BCE], A006) by Aristotle - Metaphysics 0985b16

A Reaction

If you give the shape, structure and position of an object, there is no much more to say. Perhaps mention time.

Book Reference

Democritus: 'Early Greek Phil VII: Democritus', ed/tr. Laks,A/Most,G [Harvard Loeb 2016], p.93

Related Idea

Idea 20907 Democritus says atoms have size and shape, and Epicurus added weight [Epicurus, by Ps-Plutarch]