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Leibniz on the existence of atoms

Ricardo Mena · UNICAMP - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Centro de Lógica, Epistemologia e História da Ciência

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Ricardo Mena
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UNICAMP - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Centro de Lógica, Epistemologia e História da Ciência
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2317-630X
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ABSTRACT In this paper I present and evaluate Leibniz’s two main arguments against the existence of atoms. In this context atoms are extended particles that are absolutely hard, homogeneous, indivisible, and indestructible by natural means. As we shall see, Leibniz’s arguments are flawed in a very instructive way. The first argument is in tension with the claim that God created the best possible world. The second argument overgeneralizes in an undesirable way. However, as I shall discuss in the last section of the paper, even if the arguments are somehow defective, at least the first one contributes valuable insights to contemporary metaphysics.

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Mena, R. (s. f.). Leibniz on the existence of atoms. https://doi.org/10.1590/0100-6045.2017.v40n2.rm

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Mena, Ricardo. "Leibniz on the existence of atoms.". https://doi.org/10.1590/0100-6045.2017.v40n2.rm.

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Mena, Ricardo. s. f. "Leibniz on the existence of atoms.". https://doi.org/10.1590/0100-6045.2017.v40n2.rm.

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Mena, R. s. f, Leibniz on the existence of atoms, UNICAMP - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Centro de Lógica, Epistemologia e História da Ciência, available at: https://doi.org/10.1590/0100-6045.2017.v40n2.rm [Accessed 10 Aug. 2026].

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Title
Leibniz on the existence of atoms
Author / contributors
Ricardo Mena
Publisher
UNICAMP - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Centro de Lógica, Epistemologia e História da Ciência
ISSN
2317-630X
ISSN
2317-630X
Language
English

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Leibniz; History of Philosophy; Metaphysics
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