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n. - (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; (psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by assoc

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  • Descartes rejects any form of atomism, which is the view that there exists a smallest indivisible particle of matter.
  • With it has come the "atomism" and "one-dimensionality" that leftist critics have always charged against the capitalist system.
  • "atomism" and, concomitantly, dearth of higher virtues in our society.
  • Antidote Against Atheism which criticized Epicurean atomism.
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