Leibniz on the existence of atoms

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Autor(a) principal: Mena,Ricardo
Data de Publicação: 2017
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Manuscrito (Online)
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Resumo: ABSTRACT In this paper I present and evaluate Leibniz’s two main arguments against the existence of atoms. In this context atoms are extended particles that are absolutely hard, homogeneous, indivisible, and indestructible by natural means. As we shall see, Leibniz’s arguments are flawed in a very instructive way. The first argument is in tension with the claim that God created the best possible world. The second argument overgeneralizes in an undesirable way. However, as I shall discuss in the last section of the paper, even if the arguments are somehow defective, at least the first one contributes valuable insights to contemporary metaphysics.
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spelling Leibniz on the existence of atomsLeibnizHistory of PhilosophyMetaphysicsABSTRACT In this paper I present and evaluate Leibniz’s two main arguments against the existence of atoms. In this context atoms are extended particles that are absolutely hard, homogeneous, indivisible, and indestructible by natural means. As we shall see, Leibniz’s arguments are flawed in a very instructive way. The first argument is in tension with the claim that God created the best possible world. The second argument overgeneralizes in an undesirable way. However, as I shall discuss in the last section of the paper, even if the arguments are somehow defective, at least the first one contributes valuable insights to contemporary metaphysics.UNICAMP - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Centro de Lógica, Epistemologia e História da Ciência2017-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-60452017000200019Manuscrito v.40 n.2 2017reponame:Manuscrito (Online)instname:Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)instacron:UNICAMP10.1590/0100-6045.2017.v40n2.rminfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMena,Ricardoeng2017-07-26T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0100-60452017000200019Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=0100-6045&lng=pt&nrm=isoPUBhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpmwrigley@cle.unicamp.br|| dascal@spinoza.tau.ac.il||publicacoes@cle.unicamp.br2317-630X0100-6045opendoar:2017-07-26T00:00Manuscrito (Online) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)false
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title Leibniz on the existence of atoms
spellingShingle Leibniz on the existence of atoms
Mena,Ricardo
Leibniz
History of Philosophy
Metaphysics
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History of Philosophy
Metaphysics
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History of Philosophy
Metaphysics
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