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(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles
the ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held atomic theories of the universe - (psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association
How To Use atomism In A Sentence
- Greeks like Aristotle, who opposed atomism, equated it with a blind desire to abnegate the governance of Nature in favour of pure chance.
- Logical Atomism is one important aspect of B. Russell's philosophical thoughts since 1899 and early L.
- Two factors weighed against any widespread acceptance of the classical version of atomism.
- By that time atomism had been extended from chemistry and the kinetic theory to offer explanations in stereochemistry, electro-chemistry, spectroscopy and so on.
- So even Popperians who are fond of demarcating science from non-science, and from pseudo-science, leave room for a doctrine such as atomism which is non-scientific but not necessarily pseudo-scientific. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
- The logical atomism discussed in this article is the major philosophical ideology of Bertrand Russell after the year of 1899 and of Ludwig Wittgenstein's early stage.
- Radical Orthodoxy is a post-modern theological challenge to the atomism which is the consequence of political, economic and philosophical liberalism. Archive 2008-08-01
- This interpretation was then bolstered by Tacitus' dry laconic wit and Lucretius' pagan atomism.
- Reductionism was the outcome of combining the atomism that early modern physicists took over from Epicureanism with the notion of deterministic laws of physics. Nancey Murphy - Is “Nonreductive Physicalism” an Oxymoron?
- atomism" and, concomitantly, dearth of higher virtues in our society. Anarchist news dot org - Comments
