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In the philosophers’ view, there is no indivisible substance, meaning a part that cannot be divided.
This is not only a choice of terminology. In a prominent theological model a body is composed of indivisible constituents, whereas in the rival philosophical model bodily composition is explained through prime matter and form.
Two questions must be separated: what constitutes a body? and does a part exist that admits no further division? Arguments and objections addressing the second question follow in the next discussion.