LessonsThe Indivisible Atom: Arguments, Infinite Division and ObjectionsQuiz

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According to the philosophers under discussion, an indivisible atom does not exist.

One account explains a body through ultimately indivisible substances. The competing classical account uses prime matter and form and treats extended magnitude as still divisible.

The word part must not be silently shifted between these accounts. In one it names an actually existing ultimate constituent; in another it can refer to a division that may be performed or conceived. An argument must state which meaning it needs.

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The Indivisible Atom: Arguments, Infinite Division and Objections

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According to the philosophers under discussion, an indivisible atom does not exist.

One account explains a body through ultimately indivisible substances. The competing classical account uses prime matter and form and treats extended magnitude as still divisible.

The word part must not be silently shifted between these accounts. In one it names an actually existing ultimate constituent; in another it can refer to a division that may be performed or conceived. An argument must state which meaning it needs.