Leibniz on the existence of atoms

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 i...

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Main Author: Ricardo Mena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Series:Manuscrito
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-60452017000200019&lng=en&tlng=en