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Quote: in substances, change happens spontaneously and in an orderly way
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change
Topic:
discrete vs. continuous
Topic:
infinity and infinitesimal
Topic:
atoms and molecules
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[41] Something further which follows from our notions … spontaneously and in an orderly way. Connected to … also follows that there can be no atoms. … [p.170] If we assume that there are atoms--that … [due to colliding bodies] would be taking place in a leap, or instantaneously. For … Google-1 Google-2
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Additional Titles
Quote: rule of continuity -- no change takes place by leaps and bounds Quote: no atoms of maximal hardness; otherwise collisions would cause an instantaneous leap
Group: philosophy of science (10 topics, 377 quotes)
Topic: change (28 items)
Topic: discrete vs. continuous (47 items)
Topic: infinity and infinitesimal (37 items)
Topic: atoms and molecules (47 items)