Full Idea
Number we perceive by the denial of continuity.
Gist of Idea
We perceive number by the denial of continuity
Source
Aristotle (De Anima [c.329 BCE], 425a19)
Book Reference
Aristotle: 'De Anima (On the Soul)', ed/tr. Lawson-Tancred,H.C. [Penguin 1986], p.190
A Reaction
This is a key thought. A being (call it 'Parmenides') which sees all Being as One would make no distinctions of identity, and so could not count anything. Why would they want numbers?