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atomism [ˈætəˌmɪzəm] n 1. (Philosophy) an ancient philosophical theory, developed by Democritus, the Greek philosopher (?460-?370 bc) and Lucretius, the Roman poet and philosopher (?96-55 bc), that the ultimate constituents of the universe are atoms: see atom (sense 3) 2. (Philosophy) a. any of a number of theories that hold that some objects or phenomena can be explained as constructed out of a small number of distinct types of simple indivisible entities b. any theory that holds that an understanding of the parts is logically prior to an understanding of the whole Compare holism [3] 3. (Psychology) Psychol the theory that experiences and mental states are composed of elementary units atomist n & adj atomistic , atomistical adj atomistically adv atomism the theory that minute, discrete, finite, and indivisible elements are the ultimate constituents of all matter. Also called atomic theory. — atomist, n. — atomistic, atomistical, adj. See also: Philosophy
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| Some atomists balk at this overly austere, physically rarefied definition of the body, and so they suggest that the body must be composed of at least eight atoms, while others say that the body must at least have length, breadth and depth, as noted above. What intrigued Lasswitz about Gorlaeus' atomism was that its foundations were metaphysical and quite unlike anything he had found in the writings of either Bruno or such other early modern atomists as Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Daniel Sennert (1572-1636), or Joachim Jungius (1587-1657). He rejected the whole Platonic tradition, preferring the Atomists and certain of the Pre-Socratics. |
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