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Aug 23, 2005 · The term ‘atomism’ is sometimes understood to refer to theories explaining changes in the material world by the rearrangements of minute particles of matter, or to the idea that any kind of magnitude—geometrical extension, time and space—is composed of indivisible parts.
- Atomism: 17th to 20th Century
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- Indian Philosophy (Classical): Naturalism
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- Zeno's Paradoxes
However, Aristotle did not make such a move. Instead he drew...
- Arabic and Islamic Natural Philosophy and Natural Science
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- Philosophy of Chemistry
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- Democritus
According to Aristotle, Democritus regarded the soul as...
- Atomism: 17th to 20th Century
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May 20, 2024 · Most of what is known about the atomic philosophy of the early Greeks comes from Aristotle’s attacks on it and from a long poem, De rerum natura (“On the Nature of Things”), which Latin poet and philosopher Titus Lucretius Carus (c. 95–55 bce) wrote to popularize its ideas.
Mar 14, 2011 · 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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Aug 15, 2004 · According to Aristotle, Democritus regarded the soul as composed of one kind of atom, in particular fire atoms. This seems to have been because of the association of life with heat, and because spherical fire atoms are readily mobile, and the soul is regarded as causing motion.
Jan 24, 2023 · Aristotle argued that the four elements were not composed of atoms but were continuous forms of matter. He also denied that a ‘void’ between atoms could exist. In Aristotle’s philosophy, change was not explained by a rearrangement of atoms but by the transformation of matter from its potential to its actuality.
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May 30, 2024 · One of the first people to propose "atoms" was a man known as Democritus. As an alternative to the beliefs of the Greek philosophers, he suggested that atomos, or atomon—tiny, indivisible, solid objects—make up all matter in the universe.
Aug 26, 2020 · 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. We had to wait almost two thousand years before scientists came around to seeing the atom as Democritus did.
