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Single Idea 4227

[filed under theme 27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 3. Points in Space ]

Full Idea

Surfaces, lines and points are not, strictly speaking, parts of space at all, but just 'limits' of certain kinds, and as such 'abstract' entities.

Gist of Idea

Surfaces, lines and points are not, strictly speaking, parts of space, but 'limits', which are abstract

Source

E.J. Lowe (A Survey of Metaphysics [2002], p.254)

Book Ref

Lowe,E.J.: 'A Survey of Metaphysics' [OUP 2002], p.254

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A Reaction

This is fairly crucial when dealing with Zeno's paradoxes. How many points in a line? How long to get through a point?