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atomism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | atomic theory, atomist theory, atomistic theory |
| Type of | theory |
| Derivation | atomistic, atomistical |
atomism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
(psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | scientific theory |
| Derivation | atomistic, atomistical |
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Perhaps counter-intuitively, atomism is compatible with infinite divisibility.
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The atomic tradition was carried forward by Buddhist atomism and the Jaina school.
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Atomism as we find it today at the core of chemistry and physics is morally benign.
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Gassendi's concept was closer to classical atomism, but with no atheistic overtone.
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During the 1st millennium BCE, the Vaisheshika school of atomism was founded.
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Just for an experiment with NPOV on that issue, I drew up a page on atomism.
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Greenblatt traces Lucretius's atomism into Galileo's astronomy and Newton's physics.
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The main questions concern the nature of space and time, atoms and atomism.
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Like the Buddhist atomists, the Vaisesika had a pseudo-Aristotelian theory of atomism.
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- (psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association
- (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"
- (atomistic) divided into separate and often disparate elements
- Atomism is a natural philosophy that developed in several ancient traditions. In the Western tradition, it dates back to Leucippus and his student Democritus in the 5th century BC.Berryman, Sylvia, "Ancient Atomism", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2008 Edition), Edward N. ...
- Logical atomism is a philosophical belief that originated in the early 20th century with the development of analytic philosophy. ...
- Atomism is a theory according to which social organisations, values, and processes arise solely from the acts and interests of individuals, who thus constitute the only true subject of analysis.
- (atomistic) Of or pertaining to atoms or to atomism; Divided into separate elements; not holistic; (said of a market) divided such that no single actor can noticeably affect market-wide values such as the price; competitive
- (Atomistic) Consisting or made up of many separate elements. The British empiricists were said to have an atomistic view of the mind because they believed that complex thoughts resulted from the accumulation of many different associations.
- Theory originated by Leucippus, developed by Democritus and adopted by Epicurus as a basis of his moral philosophy according to which the universe is made up of invisible and indestructible elements called atoms.
