atomism

• Teoría filosófica y científica que reduce los fenómenos complejos a elementos simples e indivisibles; en psicología explica los fenómenos mentales como combinaciones de sensaciones y sentimientos básicos, y en química sostiene que toda la materia se compone de partículas diminutas, discretas e indestructibles.

A philosophical and scientific theory that reduces complex phenomena to simple, indivisible elements; in psychology, it explains mental phenomena as combinations of basic sensations and feelings, while in chemistry, it posits that all matter consists of tiny, discrete, indestructible particles.

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1. Psychological theoryC2formalscientific

   A theory in psychology that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements, such as sensations and feelings, which combine through association to form complex ideas.

   atomismo psicológico

   • Atomism in psychology suggests that complex thoughts are built from basic sensory experiences.
   • The philosopher argued that atomism fails to explain the holistic nature of consciousness.
   • Early psychologists used atomism to break down mental processes into fundamental components.

   Sinónimosassociationism

   Antónimosholism

2. Chemical theoryC2formalscientific

   A theory in chemistry proposing that all matter is composed of tiny, discrete, finite, indivisible, and indestructible particles.

   Atomismo químico

   • Ancient Greek philosophers like Democritus proposed atomism as the basis of all matter.
   • Modern atomic theory evolved from classical atomism with the discovery of subatomic particles.
   • Atomism laid the groundwork for understanding chemical reactions and molecular structures.

   Sinónimosatomic theory