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Previous chapter Rhythm as Divine Arithmetic – Augustine's De musica, 1 After these introductory considerations, let us look now more precisely at Augustine's theory of rhythm. “Regulated movement” means, he says, “rhythmical succession of times and rests” which brings us pleasure. On the contrary, “the same movement does not seem right when it is irregular.” Here Augustine is very close to the Greek opposition between rhythm and arrhythmia and one could with no trouble translate ineptus with - Sur le concept de rythme – Nouvel article