Single Idea 16675

[catalogued under 26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 7. Later Matter Theories / b. Corpuscles]

Full Idea

Every extended material substance is composed of substantial parts distant from one another in place or location.

Gist of Idea

Every extended material substance is composed of parts distant from one another

Source

William of Ockham (Tractatus de corpore Christi [1323], Ch. 12)

Book Reference

Pasnau,Robert: 'Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671' [OUP 2011], p.289


A Reaction

Pasnau glosses this as that 'bodies have corpuscular structure', meaning that they are made up of parts of matter (rather than just enformed matter, I think).