atomism
- n (psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association
- n (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles
- Did this mean that the wonderful dream of logical atomism--a science of meanings was hopeless? Or that there was much less to be said than one might have thought?.
- Did this mean that the wonderful dream of logical atomism--a science of meanings--was hopeless? Or that there was much less to be said than one might have thought?.