# The Aristotelian Continuum. A Formal Characterization

@article{Roeper2006TheAC,
title={The Aristotelian Continuum. A Formal Characterization},
author={P. Roeper},
journal={Notre Dame J. Formal Log.},
year={2006},
volume={47},
pages={211-232}
}
• P. Roeper
• Published 2006
• Computer Science, Mathematics
• Notre Dame J. Formal Log.
While the classical account of the linear continuum takes it to be a totality of points, which are its ultimate parts, Aristotle conceives of it as continuous and infinitely divisible, without ultimate parts. A formal account of this conception can be given employing a theory of quantification for nonatomic domains and a theory of region-based topology.

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