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Atomism

noun
1.
(psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association.
2.
(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles.  Synonyms: atomic theory, atomist theory, atomistic theory.





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"Atomism" Quotes from Famous Books



... somewhat disparaging remarks on encyclopaedias of general knowledge, further, might well be applied to the scheme of an encyclopaedia of the natural history of every city and every village as an original centre. This atomism will not help Sociology. Had he to master all that, the sociologist's life would be a burden not to be borne, and we would never get to applied sociology at all. There is a danger, too, in following ...
— Civics: as Applied Sociology • Patrick Geddes


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