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Single Idea 325

[filed under theme 26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / g. Atomism ]

Full Idea

We must think of the individual units of all four basic shapes as being far too small to be visible, and only becoming visible when massed together in large numbers.

Gist of Idea

We must consider the four basic shapes as too small to see, only becoming visible in large numbers

Source

Plato (Timaeus [c.349 BCE], 56c)

Book Ref

Plato: 'Timaeus and Critias', ed/tr. Lee,Desmond [Penguin 1971], p.79