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Atomism from the 17th to the 20th Century
Published: February 20, 2026 · Stanford.edu
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[Revised entry by Alan Chalmers and Klodian Coko on February 20, 2026.
Changes to: Main text, Bibliography]
Atomism in the form in which it first emerged in Ancient Greece was a metaphysical thesis, purporting to establish claims about the ultimate nature o…