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   Why did Aristotle criticize atomism?

   • For Aristotle the very essence of matter was its being subject to change; hence to him the concept of immutable atoms was a contradiction in terms. Aristotle’s criticism of atomism was clearly directed against its mechanistic metaphysics, not against its realism.

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   What did Aristotle believe about atoms?

   • In Aristotle’s time, atomists held that matter was fundamentally constructed out of atoms. These atoms were indivisible and uniform, of various sizes and shapes, and capable only of change in respect of position and motion, but not intrinsic qualities.

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   Why did Aristotle reject atomism?

   • These atoms were indivisible and uniform, of various sizes and shapes, and capable only of change in respect of position and motion, but not intrinsic qualities. Aristotle rejected this doctrine, beginning his critique of it with a simple question: What are atoms made of? Atomists argue that they are all made of uniform matter.

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   Why did Aristotle reject the atomism of Democritus?

   • This weakness, in fact, was precisely one of the reasons why Aristotle rejected the atomism of Democritus —namely, that the latter had postulated atoms that were not subject to change. For Aristotle the very essence of matter was its being subject to change; hence to him the concept of immutable atoms was a contradiction in terms.

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2. plato.stanford.edu › entries › atomism-ancientAncient Atomism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   Aug 23, 2005 · In this theory, it is the elemental triangles composing the solids that are regarded as indivisible, not the solids themselves. When Aristotle discusses the hypothesis that the natural world is composed of indivisibles, the two views he considers are those of Plato and Democritus.

3. plato.stanford.edu › entries › chemistryPhilosophy of Chemistry - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   Mar 14, 2011 · 1.1 Aristotle’s Chemistry. 1.2 Lavoisier’s Elements. 1.3 Mendeleev’s Periodic Table. 1.4 Complications for the Periodic System. 1.5 Modern Problems about Mixtures and Compounds. 2. Atomism. 2.1 Atomism in Aristotle and Boyle. 2.2 Atomic Realism in Contemporary Chemistry. 3. The Chemical Revolution. 3.1 Caloric. 3.2 Phlogiston. 4.

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   Thus, Plato and Aristotle attacked Democritus’s atomic theory on philosophical grounds rather than on scientific ones. Plato valued abstract ideas more than the physical world and rejected the notion that attributes such as goodness and beauty were “mechanical manifestations of material atoms.”

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   Aug 23, 2005 · 1. Atomism before Leucippus? 2. Leucippus and Democritus. 3. Plato and Platonists. 4. Xenocrates. 5. Minima Naturalia in Aristotle. 6. Diodorus Cronus. 7. Epicurean Atomism. 8. Atomism and Particle Theories in the Sciences. Bibliography. A. General. B. Atomism before Leucippus. C. & D. Plato, Platonists and Xenocrates. E. Minima Naturalia.

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   Learn about the ancient and modern atomic theories of matter, from Democritus to Schrödinger. Explore the evolution of atomic models, from Greek spheres to Rutherford's nucleus and electrons.

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   Aug 26, 2020 · Aristotle disagreed with Democritus and offered his own idea of the composition of matter. According to Aristotle, everything was composed of four elements: earth, air, fire, and water. The theory of Democritus explained things better, but Aristotle was more influential, so his ideas prevailed.

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    For Aristotle the very essence of matter was its being subject to change; hence to him the concept of immutable atoms was a contradiction in terms. Aristotle’s criticism of atomism was clearly directed against its mechanistic metaphysics, not against its realism.