The first would maintain the survival after death of a recognizable and discrete personality.
"The Approach to Philosophy"
Ralph Barton Perry
Two broadly contrasting theories thus appear: that which defines matter as a continuous substance coextensive with space; and that which defines it as a discrete substance divided by empty space.
"The Approach to Philosophy"
Ralph Barton Perry
Sporangium cyathiform, stipitate; the lid slightly convex, discrete from the first, usually depressed below the rim of the cup, falling away at maturity, and leaving a smooth, circular margin to the lower cyathiform portion.
"The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio"
A. P. Morgan