On Indivisible Lines
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On Indivisible Lines is a short treatise attributed to Aristotle
, but likely written by a member of the Peripatetic school some time before the 2nd century BC.
On Indivisible Lines seeks to refute Xenocrates
' views on lines and minimal parts.
Aristotle
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings cover many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology...
, but likely written by a member of the Peripatetic school some time before the 2nd century BC.
On Indivisible Lines seeks to refute Xenocrates
Xenocrates
Xenocrates of Chalcedon was a Greek philosopher, mathematician, and leader of the Platonic Academy from 339/8 to 314/3 BC. His teachings followed those of Plato, which he attempted to define more closely, often with mathematical elements...
' views on lines and minimal parts.