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2017
- handle: 10670/1.fvghve
- isbn: 978-3-86821-735-3
- halshs: halshs-03174812
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Victor Gysembergh, « Democritus and the Ensuing Degeneration of Scientific Atomism: A Suggestion », HAL-SHS : histoire, philosophie et sociologie des sciences et des techniques, ID : 10670/1.fvghve
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In this paper, attention is drawn to an important paradox of Democritus’ legacy, the degeneration, as it were, of scientific atomism after Democritus, and an attempt is made to summarize an approach towards explaining Epicurus’ attitude towards natural science, as contrasted with Democritus’.