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Single Idea 1681

[catalogued under 9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / c. Types of substance]

Full Idea

A unit is a positionless substance, and a point a substance having position.

Gist of Idea

Units are positionless substances, and points are substances with position

Source

Aristotle (Posterior Analytics [c.327 BCE], 87a36)

Book Reference

Aristotle: 'Posterior Analytics (2nd ed)', ed/tr. Barnes,Jonathan [OUP 1993], p.41