atomism

名词 atomism:

1. (psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association
2. (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles
   同义词：atomic theory, atomist theory, atomistic theory

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Philosophy The ancient theory of Democritus, Epicurus, and Lucretius, according to which simple, minute, indivisible, and indestructible particles are the basic components of the entire universe.
【哲学】 原子论：古哲学家德谟克利特、伊比鸠鲁、卢梭等所持的唯物主义理论，认为简单微小的、不可分割、不可消灭的微粒是整个宇宙的基本组成部分
Philosophy A theory according to which social institutions, values, and processes arise solely from the acts and interests of individuals, who thus constitute the only true subject of analysis.
【哲学】 个人主义论：认为所有社会机构、价值及运行过程都只由个人的行为及利益来趋动的理论，这样，个人组成了分析的唯一真正对象

The division of or tendency to divide a society into subclasses, groups, or units.
分析论：一种将社会分解或趋向于分解为集合，小组或单位的学说
The understanding of society as a set of independent wills, based on a belief in the priority of individual over cooperative values:
个体论：以个体利益高于集团利益的价值观念为基础，将社会看作一系列个体意志的看法：
例句：
.the kind of atomism and individualism that is implicit in what might be called the John Wayne conception of society and the individual.(Saturday Review)
.个体论及个人主义论可以称作是约翰·韦恩的个人及社会观.(星期六评论)

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at.omist
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