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Quote: in substances, change happens spontaneously and in an orderly way

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Group:
philosophy of science
Topic:
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

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