Single Idea 1887

[catalogued under 1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 2. Analysis by Division]

Full Idea

You cannot divide anything (such as the decad) into many parts, because as soon as you separate the first part, you are no longer dividing the original.

Gist of Idea

You cannot divide anything into many parts, because after the first division you are no longer dividing the original

Source

Sextus Empiricus (Outlines of Pyrrhonism [c.180], II.215)

Book Reference

Sextus Empiricus: 'Outlines of Pyrrhonism', ed/tr. Bury,R.G. [Prometheus 1990], p.168