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8269 | Points are limits of parts of space, so parts of space cannot be aggregates of them [Lowe] |
Full Idea: Points are limits of parts of space, in which case parts of space cannot be aggregates of them. | |
From: E.J. Lowe (The Possibility of Metaphysics [1998], 3.9) | |
A reaction: To try to build space out of points (how many per cc?) is fairly obviously asking for trouble, but Lowe articulates nicely why it is a non-starter. |
1746 | The parts of all things are susceptible to change, but the whole is unchangeable [Anaximander, by Diog. Laertius] |
Full Idea: The parts of all things are susceptible to change, but the whole is unchangeable. | |
From: report of Anaximander (fragments/reports [c.570 BCE]) by Diogenes Laertius - Lives of Eminent Philosophers 02.An.2 |